[Doc] FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List (FLCL)

[Daniel Seuffert]

Ot Ratsaphong wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> Judging from the number of laptop sales in recent years, and the number 
> of help requests, it appears that more and more people are using laptops 
> these days and a large percentage of users who are going to try DBSD are 
> going to try it on their laptops.
> 
> You can help potential DBSD users take the plunge by adding a link to 
> the FLCL (http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/) in the Features 
> page under Hardware Requirements. The FLCL lists all the Laptop brands 
> and models where people have successfully installed FreeBSD.
> 
> As we are all aware, laptops are a great platform for testing DesktopBSD 
> and if people can get DesktopBSD to work on their laptops, they will 
> feel more confident about installing it on their desktops.
> 
> Laptop users also make great evangelists because they are more mobile 
> and can show DesktopBSD to more people in more locations.
> 
> Hey, what about forming another branch: LaptopBSD!! :)
> 
> Ot


Hi ot,

1. Laptops qualify for mor than 50% of all computer sales now, that is 
well known.

2. The link is well known here, because I know the person (Lukas Ertl at 
University of Vienna, le at freebsd.org) who is responsible for it. I will 
add some links in the docu and the FAQ. There have been some ideas to do 
a Laptop database for FreeBSD, but none has implemented this yet afaik.

3. LaptopBSD would be nothing more than any other BSD, it doesn't matter 
if you run a BSD on a Desktop, Laptop etc.: It runs or not, hardware is 
supported or not, applications are available or not. ;)

Kind regards, Daniel