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## page was renamed from InstallingDebianOn/Certification
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The initial discussion stands as a good starting point on what we want to achieve. To mention some of the points, what Debian needs is:
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This thread [1] stands as a good starting point on what we want to achieve. To mention some of the points, what Debian needs is:

* A '''Hardware Cerfitication Testsuite''' in place, which could be used by Hardware vendors and provide Debian with the results.
 * A '''Hardware Certification Testsuite''' in place, which could be used by Hardware vendors and provide Debian with the results.
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 * What should be the certification approach ? Very closely tied to every bit of Hardware (which could result in an enormous database). Or should we push certification to a lower/higher level ? Ultimate goad needs to be that a Debian Certified hardware should work proper.
 * Attribution: As Paul/Thomas mentioned, this may need some legal guidance too, in terms of logo usage.
 * What should be the certification approach? Very closely tied to every bit of Hardware (which could result in an enormous database). Or should we push certification to a lower/higher level? Ultimate goad needs to be that a Debian Certified hardware should work proper.
 * Attribution: may need some legal guidance too, in terms of logo usage.
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= References =
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[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2017/05/msg00016.html

Additional References
 * RHEL Cert: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-enterprise-linux-hardware-certification/
 * Ubuntu Cert: https://certification.ubuntu.com/
 * Hardware vendor request: <<mid(7CBC77DE593A114587C3D1A3C385EAAFB54CA8@MAILBX03.quanta.corp)>>
 * Discussion: <<mid(75c0e8fa-e191-321b-ed6c-9bf0eb38df51@debian.org)>>
 * [[InstallingDebianOn|Installing Debian on different devices]]
 * RHEL: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-enterprise-linux-hardware-certification/
 * Ubuntu: https://certification.ubuntu.com/
 * SUSE: https://www.suse.com/partners/ihv/yes/
 * Oracle: https://linux.oracle.com/hardware-certifications

The purpose of this page is to define a Certification Process for Debian. To start with, this may be focused on Hardware Certification, but later could also include Software Certification.

We have had recent conversation on this topic and have interest to have such a process in place. For now, this page intends to capture summary of these conversations. Hopefully, at DC17, we'd like to have a BoF around this topic and formalize a process.

The initial discussion stands as a good starting point on what we want to achieve. To mention some of the points, what Debian needs is:

  • A Hardware Certification Testsuite in place, which could be used by Hardware vendors and provide Debian with the results.

  • As a project, we need to form a team/committee to oversee the certification process
  • We need a tech team to formulate Certification Verification and Validation criteria

  • What should be the certification approach? Very closely tied to every bit of Hardware (which could result in an enormous database). Or should we push certification to a lower/higher level? Ultimate goad needs to be that a Debian Certified hardware should work proper.
  • Attribution: may need some legal guidance too, in terms of logo usage.

References