[20:33] <DPic> could a team be created to try to create a machine that is fully supported by gobuntu by contacting vendors of each of the necessary component to fully open up one piece of hardware for the project? 
[20:45] <Burgundavia> DPic: it would be fairly easy to construct such a machine
[20:45] <Burgundavia> DPic: buy an intel mobo with integrated wifi/eth/graphics
[20:53] <MenZa> heh
[20:53] <MenZa> are Intel drivers open, Burgundavia?
[20:54] <MenZa> I thought they were free (beer), but not free (freedom)
[20:55] <poningru> no they are
[20:55] <poningru> free as in freedom
[20:55] <poningru> there are many laptops like that
[20:55] <MenZa> :)
[20:55] <MenZa> Intel makes me happy.
[20:55] <MenZa> I installed Ubuntu on a fully-Intel'ed laptop for a friend
[20:55] <MenZa> Booted, set screen res correctly, sound worked, automatically connected to their wlan
[20:55] <MenZa> It was quite amazing
[20:56] <poningru> indeed
[20:56] <poningru> I think what we should start doing is a campaign called 100ubuntu
[20:56] <poningru> list of laptops and features that work 100 percent out of the box in ubuntu
[20:57] <poningru> canonical would test these things and give them that mark
[20:57] <poningru> if we want we can also do acording to supported versions too
[20:57] <poningru> like 100 ubuntu 7.04
[20:59] <poningru> the unfortunate thing is ofcourse I dont think some of the hardware compatibility carries over
[21:29] <Burgundavia> MenZa: the new Intel drivers need no firmware, so yes
[22:39] <DPic> about the gobuntu machine-- isn't it not just about drivers, it's also about the firmware
[22:41] <Burgundavia> DPic: the new intel wireless drivers require no firmware
[22:43] <DPic> hmm then how about a place where all gobuntu supported hardware can be found?