From 43fbc97fbaaf7721d1724aa1d8958861866c524d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 21:01:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Explain relationship to certified hardware and HCL; fix typo --- user/hardware/hardware-testing.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/user/hardware/hardware-testing.md b/user/hardware/hardware-testing.md index e745e11e..02be9818 100644 --- a/user/hardware/hardware-testing.md +++ b/user/hardware/hardware-testing.md @@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ permalink: /doc/hardware-testing/ # Hardware Testing The Qubes developers test Qubes OS on certain hardware models. +The tested hardware described on this page differs from [Qubes Certified Hardware] in a few key ways: + + - Qubes Certified Hardware has to meet more demanding standards than hardware that is merely tested. + - All Qubes Certified Hardware is tested, but not all tested hardware is certified. + - A specific certified configuration is guaranteed to be supported on specific versions of Qubes OS, whereas hardware testing provides no guarantees. + +In general, you can think of tested hardware as "unofficial recommended" hardware: + + - [Qubes Certified Hardware] --- Qubes developer certified, officially recommended + - Hardware Testing (this page) --- Qubes developer tested, unofficially recommended + - [Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)] --- community test results, neither recommended nor disrecommended ## Tested Models @@ -18,7 +29,7 @@ Note: The Lenovo X and T series are similar enough to assume similar compatibili ## Desired Models -The Qubes devs would like to tese these models, but the hardware is not available to us. +The Qubes devs would like to test these models, but the hardware is not available to us. If anyone is willing to lend or donate these models to us, we would be happy to test them: - Lenovo Thinkpad T or X series with Intel 8th Gen CPU and integrated graphics @@ -26,3 +37,7 @@ If anyone is willing to lend or donate these models to us, we would be happy to Note: The Lenovo X and T series are similar enough to assume similar compatibility of the matching model from the other series. + +[Qubes Certified Hardware]: /doc/certified-hardware/ +[Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)]: /hcl/ +