@classmethod
def appropriate_for_environment(cls, backend_name=None):
    """
        Returns true if the current class is likely to be the appropriate
        class to connect to a facedancer given the board_name and other
        environmental factors.

        board: The name of the backend, as typically retreived from the BACKEND
            environment variable, or None to try figuring things out based
            on other environmental factors.
        """
    return False
