-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-11-19 04:48, Achim Patzner wrote: > Am 19.11.2016 um 12:58 schrieb Andrew David Wong: >>> These requirements are probably the worst you can do for corporate >> users; they prefer "standard hardware"; even I would rather stop using >> Qubes than not being able to take any off-the-shelf Lenovo systems but >> having to use underperforming boxes from unknown sources. Keep in mind >> that the average company doesn't like hardware with broad maintenance >> contracts and won't buy outdated designs (and that's about every >> system supported by coreboot) either. >> >> Please note that these are the requirements for *certification*, not >> the requirements to *run* Qubes 4.x. > > You might rephrase that part and stress the fact that you are not left > on your own if problems arise with non-certified hardware (I guess you > lack the experience of having vendor-related problems being ignored with > a hint at "your hardware has not been certified by us running our > software" – just try a round of that with VMware 8-) ). Anything ewlse > will put off a lot of people... > > > Achim > >
Yes, we'll be sure to point this out when we make the official announcement closer to Qubes 4.x. In the meantime, I've added a clarificatory note here: https://www.qubes-os.org/hardware-certification/#hardware-certification-requirements - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYME2ZAAoJENtN07w5UDAwNREP/ArFcBRcAU8nFerIFtlg76S6 CfDVs4LuKQWaz3vy8zGnnOQpLHNAg+1lseeSYbjD/MA/mdTMl8Kb1xpgzHP9N6gE EO7ttgxyuBI0b9IV6KwmW0gBo5E2L04fK3IxDNFAVVEh9qjZFcoGWSKYyCLGhsae MkO1Gd0DoqIi/Wra7TH16vzg6A7MhacJxLTXqctNa1BBDPF1B709ZulL06dnnUwm BEZXLQTL0DmhNhTgT/aqT0tpOdKA9pUfvaCJfJ/gsSKcDj2aiodq669k2GfaMOug nJYCem1Iycuodol+3o0YzkioISIo301U5caBzdjiMbM3U5X43I45YqaoBZ6rHMLU 9T6b5tWLN02sKqacK862y2iHTmzFAMMaavnYVztSmfyUp3oLQ4x6WKLmDVRMBK2+ wXK7HoliT7x4WDjIU1vkb3KpMPZf5PkJxF+T4EyczJZurHDRANS9T95KdbuqK1v/ NQ2TwZl4t6+bm6RZaIBlA4ImnZwjJWaIWVJp13bD0qrdg96many0vU6bYJMfiGg+ bvhciCR9cZhUeT3AOB8H9PZYTkdxjDVgFLgh0dmn1Pgoz5k6f1kT1j4XWNsDG0h2 z+ylO3ZgamHbsqApMa0sRmraAt3EnT21T21JPmUxlvoGveQMbj2UWvqzDi2G4wL2 gih9uT7NUwgIvykBogco =wGWQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/e0281a12-419b-f11c-dc43-bc05a33381c0%40qubes-os.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
