[clug] Building a database of linux compatible hardware

[David Tulloh]

An issue that Bob has raised several times now is the need for a
database of linux compatible hardware.  I made some comments on a few
sites out there, I found all of these with a quick search.


http://www.linuxhardwaredatabase.net/
No actual site, just a placeholder.

http://hardwaredb.suse.de/
Poor interface, Suse specific, no driver information

http://www.mandriva.com/hardware
Only detail is a specified Mandrake kernel.

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/
User contributed, hardware is rated out of 5, details are scarce and all
in the comments.  Interface is cluttered.


I think that these sites are far from perfect.  However for the purposes
of checking a piece of hardware against the list or choosing a
compatible component, they seem to be fine.

Are these sites enough, or have I missed the point?


David