HardwareActivation

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 * '''Launchpad Entry''': https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/hardware-activation
 * '''Created''': [[Date(2005-10-27T18:41:16Z)]] by JaneWeideman
 * '''Contributors''': JaneWeideman,ScottJamesRemnant
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 * Priority: NeedsPriority
 * People: NeedsLead, NeedsSecond
 * Contributors: JaneWeideman, ScottJamesRemnant
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   * Status: UbzSpecification, BrainDump (then DraftSpecification then EditedSpecification then ApprovedSpecification), DistroSpecification
 * Branch: UbuntuTrack
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 * BoF sessions: none yet

Summary

Our current boot process has parts that rely on certain pieces of hardware being available, such as networking, bluetooth, sound and printers. We should instead provide a means to activate these when the hardware is detected rather than assuming it exists, and move the startup scripts into activation scripts instead.

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Data preservation and migration

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BoF agenda and discussion

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