The FreeBSD Foundation's Laptop Support and Usability Project
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- Program Name: Laptop Support and Usability
- Funding Body: FreeBSD Foundation and Quantum Leap Research
- Funding Status: Approved on September 27, 2024
- Program Sponsor: Ed Maste
- Program Manager: Alice Sowerby
- Objectives: Improve FreeBSD functionality for personal computing devices to run well 'out of the box'
- Organization Goals: Strategic priority to enhance laptop support and accessibility for developer and corporate adoption
- Output: Updates to FreeBSD 14.x+ including WiFi, audio, suspend/resume, graphics, Bluetooth, and documentation
- Discussion Threads: Created in Desktop mailing list for key areas like Power, Hardware, Audio, Graphics, WiFi, System Management, Security, and User Testing
- Funding: $750,000 committed for 1-2 years starting Q4 2024
- Scope: High-level input from community, vendors like Dell, AMD, and Framework
- Management: FreeBSD Foundation will manage staff and contracted developers
- Community Engagement: Laptop and Desktop Working Group for collaboration and support
- Target Users: Primarily developers, but improvements aim to benefit all users
- User Experience: Focus on user stories to define functional requirements
- Updates: Monthly updates, working group meetings, public roadmap on GitHub, mailing lists, and newsletters