Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 00:29:45 +0000 From: Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: "advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG" <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Branding project recommendations Message-ID: <36463779.FB6E5258@ukonline.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811051239150.1154-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <36444CF2.A4B49393@uk.radan.com> <3644F526.5A7DADCF@ukonline.co.uk> <19981109094245.W499@freebie.lemis.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Sunday, 8 November 1998 at 1:34:30 +0000, Christopher Raven wrote: > > Mark Ovens wrote: > >> > >> Jason C. Wells wrote: > >>> > >>> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Wes Peters wrote: > >>> > >>>> Software category 1: (designed for) > >>>> Netscape Navigator > >>>> Applixware (once port is finished) > >>> > >>> Everything in the ports tree that doesn't need emulation, > >>> commercial or not. > >>> > >>>> Software category 2: (works with) > >>>> Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 /linux > >>> > >>> Linux Netscape > >>> Linux Rvplayer > >>> Everything in the ports tree that needs emulation, commercial or > >>> not. > >>> > >>>> Hardware: (works with) > >>>> Linksys EtherFast 10/100 NI card > >>> > >>> Some other Linksys cards are covered too, right? > >>> > >>>> Adaptec SCSI controllers (haven't they helped with drivers?) > >>> > >>> Video Cards that are supported by XFree86 (sure to invite > >>> commentary. This is a FAQ though. People want to know if some > >>> card "works with FreeBSD) > >>> > >> > >> ATI cards (Mach64 & 3D Rage Pro) in my experience > >> > >> Diamond Fireport SCSI cards (someone said, Doug White I think, > >> that they are helpful to people writing device drivers) > >> > > > > Can we add motherboards to this list? > > > > Micronics :- Twister AT (Jumpered MB) > > Legend QDI :- P51430TX-250 Titanium IB (Jumperless MB) > > I don't think this is a good idea. I've come across almost *no* > motherboards that don't work. To be fair, we'd have to test every one > of them. > > Greg Reasonable point I suppose. Perhaps in this case, a list of non-functioning / troublesome (or reportedly so) motherboards could be added to the works with list? A sort of anti-works with. OTOH this could be sort of anti-advocacy :-( > -- > See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers > finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key -- Christopher Raven E-mail: c.raven@ukonline.co.uk & ICQ: 2254369 http://www.FreeBSD.org/ "The Power To Serve" http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ "A PC is for life, not just for Xmas" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?36463779.FB6E5258>