Le mar 29/07/2003 à 16:12, Buchan Milne a écrit : > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Olivier Thauvin wrote: > > I was talking on irc about an hardware database for cooker. > > We allready have on the this kind of apps for stable release but my > goal is a > > bit different: > > > > - know hardware is, was, can be tested > > - when poeple used it, with what rpm version > > - the state: ie should it be re-tested (because somethings has changed) > > - have identifier or id for pci/usb/firewire. > > > > About technical stuff, I was thinking to using postgres (because I use it > > myself) with php, but poeple at mdk prefer perl (I agree if this strange > > language can works). Do not troll about thoses choice, all can be changed > > until nothing is done. > > > > This idea is not for bug report (bugzilla is here). > > > > What do you think about this ? > > Yes, the hardware database at > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/hardware.php3 needs to be more > community-powered > > IMHO, it needs to be done as follows: > > 1)First time wizard should run it > 2)It should show the user a list of the hardware detected (ie from PCI > bus, USB bus etc) and ask the user to mark which hardware was: > - -detected > - -worked out the box > - -worked with manual config > - -needed 3rd-party drivers > - -did not work at all > If it worked with manual config or 3rd-party drivers, they should be > asked to give more information. If they marked "did not work at all", > then they should be given links to the database which will query for > their PCI id or USB device id, so they can see if someone else has got > it working. > 3)All the infromation collected should then be shown to the user, and > then they should be able to submit it if they are happy with the > information being transmitted. > > It *must* be easy to: > - -find out if hardware is supported > - -what extra steps must be taken > - -document this information for others.
indeed this could be a killer features for mdk and newbies/newcomer should be/feel less lost. But i don't know if mdksoft will be able to dot it and maintain it as dev are very busy and they are few
