Recommended Hardware project propoal [was The most recent meeting]

[cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org]

> Which boards/companies are these?  Sounds like these boards/companies are
> linux-friendly and should be remembered when we're asked to give hardware
> purchase recommondations.
> 
> I'm interested in developing a short list of recommendable systems/parts
> for various usage types.

The unfortunate problem with this is that there is _heavy_ churn of
these products.  The motherboard that you really liked last month is
liable to get replaced by a newer model in 3 months thereby making the
information obsolete.

The approach that would be more likely to be worthwhile would be to go
"global" on building a compatibility database, so that MANY people could
be involved in figuring out which parts work well, and then have a
"regional availability" table that allows people in different regions
create 'views' indicating what hardware is available locally.
Regrettably, that latter part goes stale quickly.
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