Educating users about binary drivers
We are installing non-Free drivers by default, but this situation causes both support problems in the short term and viability problems in the long term. Therefore we need to educate users about the problem, encouraging them to avoid hardware that requires such drivers. This should be done using a notification bubble on login, an extra section in the Device Manager, and a CGI script on Ubuntu.com for providing up-to-date information about alternative hardware.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Martin Pitt
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- Matthew Paul Thomas
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Martin Pitt
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for feisty
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
- Completed by
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
Whiteboard
code given to pitti for cleaning up and getting into the archive
pitti: restricted-manager provides GUI for enabling/disabling drivers and handles the notification part. We do not yet have the online hardware database yet (CGI script on ubuntu.com), though, and I'm not sure that I am the best person to set this up.
Question: The Login Bubble wouldn't annoy the user would it? Good idea, though. : )
Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
