The FreeBSD Foundation's Laptop Support and Usability Project

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 Deliver a package of improved or new FreeBSD functionality that, together, will ensure that it runs well “out of the box” on a broad range of personal computing devices. Organization goals Laptop support and accessibility is a strategic priority for the FreeBSD Foundation to accelerate developer and corporate adoption, through:

Improving endpoint security for organizational users

Improving the FreeBSD Committer experience for the project community and also Vendors whose products are based on FreeBSD.

Reducing the barrier to FreeBSD adoption by users – individual, corporate, and contributors. Output Updates to FreeBSD 14.x and/or above that deliver contemporary WiFi, full audio, modern suspend and resume, improved graphics, Bluetooth, and other identified features. Documentation, and how-to guides for the new functionality.

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