Re: [H-source-users] [bug #63209] devuan GNU/Linux not on list of supported distributions

[bill-auger]

On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:03:21 -0400 John wrote:
> How many reports deemed "bad" coming from Debian or other systems have there 
> been?
> I am genuinely curious what we know about the current state of things.

AFAIK, the server makes no attempt to verify or constrain most of
the data - the only constrained variable data is the distro name
(which i have argued is a relatively insignificant factor) - as
the general purpose of the database is to decide one simple
question: "does this hardware work, using only free software?",
the only truly significant factor is the kernel module in use;
but that is a free text entry, which (AFAIK) accepts an
arbitrary string

only if later, some other user notices an incorrect or spam
entry, that user may edit the entry - it is essentially a wiki,
except that wikis normally have moderators who review
submissions - AFAIK, the only submissions which were/are
moderated or reviewed necessarily, are the anonymous submissions


On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:03:21 -0400 John wrote:
> As with any other system relying on crowd effort, we should be careful about
> the balance between trying to enforce airtight rules, and raising the bar so
> high such that we don't get enough contributions

in addition to more reliable data, i expect that the client
would increase participation as a secondary benefit; because it
actually lowers that bar - using the GUI client, no one needs to
use the command line or copy/paste any data - the user only needs
to click a few mouse buttons to collect and submit valuable
results