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+=== Laptop Support and Usability Improvements Project
+
+Contact: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> +
+Contact: Alice Sowerby <alice@freebsdfoundation.org>
+
+The project began in Q4 of 2024 and is funded by the FreeBSD Foundation and Quantum Leap Research.
+It has a budget of $750,000, which will be used over one to two years.
+The goal is to improve key features like WiFi, audio usability, suspend and resume functions, graphics, and Bluetooth.
+The team will also create clear documentation and step-by-step guides to help people use the new features.
+
+Q4 Update
+
+* The Foundation link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-laptop-support-why-now-freebsds-strategic-move-toward-broader-adoption/[initiated the project], created link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop[a public roadmap], and allocated contractors to relevant workstreams.
+December was the first monthly iteration of development, covering:
+
+** Put a VM into hibernation
+** Create a list of supported laptops
+** Create a translation layer for Linux drivers on FreeBSD
+** Create a list of supported window environments
+** <<_wireless_update,POC driver for Intel WiFi interfaces (based on OpenBSD/Haiku)>>
+** Resolve tech debt in pkg to enable PkgBase development
+** link:https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/wiki/Porting-a-new-version-of-DRM-drivers-from-Linux[Document how to update graphic drivers]
+** <<_suspendresume_improvements,implement s2idle low power state>>
+** Bring in camera code donation from Dell
+
+* The FreeBSD project started a community group called the link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/LaptopDesktopWorkingGroup["Laptop and Desktop Working Group" (LDWG)] to help people working on Laptop- and Desktop-related projects to connect and collaborate with others in the community working on similar efforts.
+The group held its first monthly meeting in December 2024.
+To stay updated on LDWG activities, you can link:https://lists.freebsd.org/subscription/freebsd-desktop[join the Desktop mailing list].
+
+Sponsor: The FreeBSD Foundation +
+Sponsor: link:https://www.ql-research.com/[Quantum Leap Research]

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