Re: bug#33190: Choose devices according to linux-libre code

[David Larsson]

Here's a list of places where you can get hardware that should be
compatible:
  * [[https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200|Libiquiti]]
  * [[https://minifree.org/|Minifree]]
  * [[https://tehnoetic.com/|Tehnoetic]]
  * [[https://store.vikings.net/|Vikings]]
  * [[https://puri.sm/products/|Purism]]

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HTH
David Larsson

On Thu, 22 Nov 2018, Ludovic Courtès wrote:

> Hello,
>
> <address@hidden> skribis:
>
> > As I've got here
> > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-10/msg00083.html
> > some devices cannot work without linux-firmware, requiring non-free
> > software drivers. It is so bad.
> >
> > I believe the issue can be solved by choosing devices that have proper
> > support by linux-libre code. So how to do this? Is there any info how
> > to choose devices working nice on linux-libre?
>
> The manual gives a couple of hints:
>
>  
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Hardware-Considerations.html
>
> The problem is of course not specific to GuixSD, that’s why the manual
> refers to H-Node, but there are probably other similar resources out
> there.
>
> HTH,
> Ludo’.