On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 02:36 +0000, Jeff Lane wrote: > There IS a hardware database Canonical maintains, and it has been > linked several times in the bug comments. That database is found at: > > https://certification.ubuntu.com > > And maintains a list of all the Officially Supported hardware from > IoT to Desktops/laptops to SoCs and Servers. There is also a catalog > available that shows you every single device that appears in every > system certified.
This isn't really what they're getting at, or maybe I am only speaking for myself. That hardware database isn't a collection of hardware statistics of Ubuntu users which is useful for developers making design choices. > At this point, trying to resurrect a badly designed 11 year old > database of hardware no one owns or can purchase any longer is not > the right way to get this done. I would suggest going to the > community and getting some Ubuntu members together who are willing to > develop, build and host a new database with a better, cleaner design, > using better, more modern tools and encourage people to participate > by submitting data. I didn't suggest resurrecting the old one. I suggested how to go about building a new one. -- Kip Warner | Senior Software Engineer OpenPGP signed/encrypted mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/30910 Title: Hardware Database not browseable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/checkbox/+bug/30910/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
