From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Dec 19 15:28: 9 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 19 15:28:07 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mass.osd.bsdi.com (adsl-63-202-177-107.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.202.177.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC46737B400 for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:28:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from mass.osd.bsdi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.osd.bsdi.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBJNcNQ14026; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:38:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.osd.bsdi.com) Message-Id: <200012192338.eBJNcNQ14026@mass.osd.bsdi.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: nsayer@kfu.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Open Hardware Initiative (was Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT) In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:05:06 PST." <3A3FDB92.1D3CB177@sftw.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:38:23 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: msmith@mass.osd.bsdi.com Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I think the time is right to reward companies that "get it". I propose > that the way to do this is to create an "open hardware" trademark that > can be used for marketing by companies that sell hardware for which they > either provide sufficient documentation that a fully featured device > driver can be written without reverse engineering, or for which they > provide at least one open-source driver. The idea is to do for friendly > hardware vendors what the "OSI certified" mark (www.opensource.org) does > for open-source software. You need to start by looking at www.open-hardware.org. Don't be put off by the Linux-centric look; most of the relevant people involved are pretty system-neutral. If you want a specific contact, start with Henry Hall . -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message