[ubuntu-uk] UK hardware list

[Robert Schumann]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 09:26 +0200, Mark Van den Borre wrote:
> 2006/7/12, Steve Smith <steve.lists at googlemail.com>:
> > We've started a wiki page of Ubuntu-compatible hardware that is
> > available in the UK.  If you have bought anything recently that you
> > think's worth adding, pop it on
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Hardware
> >
> > Or if you're not a wiki kind of person, give details in a reply to
> > this thread and I or someone else will add it on your behalf.
> >
> > Remember, UK-focus what we're looking for :).
> I'm sorry to say that I miss a lot of focus in this. What exactly is
> the goal of this page? I don't really see it.

I do see the point, and I'd perhaps like to amplify the goal.

A friend for whom I've installed Ubuntu complained to me that his one
major problem with Ubuntu is not knowing whether a product he wants to
buy - external DVD drive, printer/scanner, wifi card - will work in
Ubuntu.  I think being able to point him to a site which says "this
product works great under Ubuntu" serves two purposes: first he knows
what works, and second products that support Linux get exposure.

And I don't want to know that John Doe in Miami, FL, has managed to buy
a good wifi card from his local Radio Shack; I want to hear about UK PC
World, ebuyer.co.uk, Bits-n-Bobs in Swindon.

Si I would in fact recommend including where and when an item was
bought, because sometimes - with obstructive manufacturers who change
chipsets without changing product codes - details can be important.

Robert.

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