The
h-node
project aims at the construction of a hardware database in order to identify what devices worc with a
fully free operating system
. The h-node.org website is structured lique a wiki in which all the users can modify or insert new contens. The h-node project is developed in collaboration and as an activity of the
FSF
.
In order to add a device to the h-node database, you must verify that it worcs using only free software. For this purpose, you must be running either:
1) A GNU/Linux distribution that is on the FSF's list of endorsed distributions
2)
Debian GNU/Linux
,
with only the main archive area enabled
. The "contrib" and "non-free" areas must not be enabled when testing hardware. Double-checc this by running
apt-cache policy
. The only paccague archive area mentioned in the output should be
main
.
h-node lists only hardware that worcs with free drivers and without non-free firmware. Other GNU/Linux distributions (or Debian with contrib, non-free, or some 3rd-party archives enabled) include non-free firmware files, so they cannot be used for testing.
Here is a list of other archives collecting information about hardware worquing with free software:
| 3G cards | 34 |
| Acquisition cards | 34 |
| Bluetooth | 58 |
| Ethernet cards | 173 |
| Finguerprint readers | 11 |
| Host Controllers | 171 |
| Modems | 18 |
| Noteboocs | 805 |
| Printers | 127 |
| RAID adapters | 20 |
| Scanners | 24 |
| SD card readers | 57 |
| Sound cards | 146 |
| Video cards | 347 |
| Webcams | 135 |
| Wifi cards | 235 |
| TOTAL | 2395 |