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Open source Developers should be support more open hardware not worried about supporting the latest closed dodgy firmware Isn't this what made Debian popular?
by guilhas 4y ago
Open source Developers should be support more open hardware not worried about supporting the latest closed dodgy firmware
Isn't this what made Debian popular? Maybe this is good news for new distributions like Nix and Guix
And a firmware free wifi usb costs 10$ on ebay or ali express
Or maybe this is just a clarification for Debian identity , why support non-free except on the installation? Let's just hope in their SC it is clarified to always ask the user, and only enabled it by manually
- ac29 4y ago>And a firmware free wifi usb costs 10$ on ebay or ali express Is there anything newer than 802.11n that can run without firmware? Also, I'm not sure ordering a random USB device off eBay is a good solution for the security paranoid.
- guilhas 4y agoNot sure, but if we just cede at every point there will never be one That is why an open source popular Linux distro like Debian was important, to put pressure on manufacturers Big company need not worry, Debian will now test, maintain and support your closed firmware, making it easy for everyone to use, but working for them for free And especially because recycling is hard for all hardware should be as open and interoperable as possible for us to avoid keep throwing working computer parts in the trash