Community Maintained Devices
These devices were not intended to run Linux at the time of their production, but a community effort made possible either full or partial Linux support. Because of the open source philosophy that free and open source software brings to the software world, many people have ported the Linux kernel to run on devices other than a typical desktop, laptop or server computer. Some ports are performed by committed individuals or groups to provide alternative software on their favorite hardware.
The original hardware vendors are in some cases supportive of these efforts or at the least tolerate the use of such software by end users. Others go to great lengths to try and stop these alternative implementations.
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