http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/
Rejoice or regret the fact that those installing Linux must have a more intimate knowledge of hardware than their Windows/Mac counterparts, the fact remains for most distros that this is still true. The above guide is source of information about Linux and hardware compatibility. Here are some others:
http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3
http://www.eskimo.com/~lo/linux/hardwarelinks.html
Whatever your opinion on this [and I feel it is a Good Thing in those months it is safe to eat oysters, and a Bad Thing otherwise], Linux will never get the sort of home penetration that Windows 98 did until home versions 'hide the hardware weeny' as effectively as W98. Since I think there is a big market there, if properly developed, such a prospect bears careful consideration.
Posted by jho at December 23, 2003 08:02 AM