Laptop with the least amount of proprietary software

[MiXor]

I am a bit of a hypocrite here because I am using a mac (I had a bit of money, big time constraints, disliked Vista deeply and needed to have a system that just worked. Pretty lame, I know.)

What hardware is easiest for Ubuntu developers to write code? (least amount of proprietary software + maybe other issues I am not aware of, as I am absolutely not an OS developer!)

Looking forward to your answers!

Aline

[georgelappies]

I am a bit of a hypocrite here because I am using a mac (I had a bit of money, big time constraints, disliked Vista deeply and needed to have a system that just worked. Pretty lame, I know.)

What hardware is easiest for Ubuntu developers to write code? (least amount of proprietary software + maybe other issues I am not aware of, as I am absolutely not an OS developer!)

Looking forward to your answers!

Aline

I am not sure what exactly you are asking here? Hardware is mostly supported directly by the Linux kernel and is not dependant on Ubuntu only.

[Paqman]

What hardware is easiest for Ubuntu developers to write code?

I'm voting for keyboard.

[MiXor]

Sorry, sloppy language there due to very fuzzy understanding of how an os works!

So let's rephrase that. I know my graphics card needs proprietary software to be fully functional, I've also read that power managers include proprietary software that allows 6hrs of battery life with mac osX against 3hrs with Ubuntu.(read that in the Apple users subforum)

Some laptops may include more of less hardware that manufacturers have written linux drivers for (Copyrighted? CC?), or on the contrary, components that are tricky to write drivers for (maybe because manufacturers make it so?)

So my question is, which manufacturers make it easy/ok/hard?

[Bandit]

I'm voting for keyboard.

Huh,, I voted for the mouse..

[Smilax]

it's got to be

Loongson-2 MIPS Lemote Yeeloong Netbook


as voted for (by his wallet) mr stallman

[ubuntu27]

A computer with Intel video card. It does not require proprietary drivers.

[sffvba[e0rt]

Installed Trisquel 5.5 on a Samsung N150 Netbook... works brilliantly (but I wouldn't want to use a netbook for development)...


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[wilee-nilee]

Not really answerable, the same laptops and computers can have different hardware at times, and really ubuntu and Linux will run on most, with the drivers in the repos. Here is a wiki that might help.

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/

[speedwell68]

it's got to be

Loongson-2 MIPS Lemote Yeeloong Netbook


as voted for (by his wallet) mr stallman

If RMS has got one the it is probably best avoided.