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Are there really a lot of alternative Wifi chips that don't require closed blobs? Do you have a list? Are they found in any laptop that is reasonably available

Are there really a lot of alternative Wifi chips that don't require closed blobs? Do you have a list? Are they found in any laptop that is reasonably available on the market? I don't think that Guix is punishing users by not supporting non-libre hardware. They are making a choice in what they develop and anybody of similar mind can join their effort. The nonguix folks are practical. It just stinks that nothing ships with a Wifi chip that doesn't require nonguix pragmatism.

civodul 9mo ago
There are some relatively widespread WiFi chipsets for which free firmware is available: https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Hardware-Considerations.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Hardware-Cons... Unfortunately, it's hard to be sure when you buy a WiFi device whether it has the right chipset. Also, most laptops come with Intel WiFi, and that requires non-free firmware.