How Open Source Projects Handle Hardware Compatibility Testing

Episode 81 of Open Source with Fexingo dives into the unsung challenge of hardware compatibility testing in open source projects. Lucas and Luna explore how the LibreBoot project tests firmware across hundreds of motherboard models without dedicated hardware labs, why the Raspberry Pi kernel team relies on community-driven CI with real devices, and what happens when your open source OS won't boot on the latest laptop. Specific numbers: LibreBoot officially supports 300+ devices through manual community testing; the Pi foundation ships kernels for 5 distinct board revisions. A look at patch testing, automated regression, and the maintainer who keeps a closet full of old ThinkPads.

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