I agree that it needs to be easier. I have some ideas, like a rating
system, so that users can rate easily how well the hardware works.
Still, the hardware compatibility list is not exhaustive. So there are
a few issues to address.
1) how exhaustive do we want the HCL
2) ease of editing
3) easier rating system
I don't know if maybe we can connect the HCL with the smolt project.
That would certainly help a bit, but then that only works with those
participating in the smolt project. But still, that would enhance the
HCL.
Maybe some of the wiki sysops could chime in here.
Respectfully
Jon Rocker
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 01:09, DenverD
a poster (67GTA) to the forums, in a thread about hardware that doesn't work....about our hardware compatibility list (HCL) http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/ wrote a probably valid and attention needing user issue with the wiki:
"I think we need an easier way to edit the wiki. I would be glad to update it with each new release for my hardware, but have no idea how to use the wiki editor. I believe this would help tremendously as far as getting people to chip in with the HCL. There was a call to action by oldcpu a while back, but he wound up asking for info and editing it himself." http://tinyurl.com/yfthhjo
i think it might be nice if there were a html form with directions, questions and blanks for users to fill in which would populate a database to produce an HCL similar to those we have now..
sure, i know that 'real' hackers have no problems editing the wiki's HCL, but that excludes about 99% of the hungry folks [aka: Redmond Refugees] showing up on the forums doorsteps daily who have never manually created a new table row in vi, emacs or even Notepad(tm)..
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