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Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc

From David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc
Date 2021-11-29 06:00 +0100
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On Sun 28 Nov 2021 at 21:43:04 (-0500), lou wrote:
> Thank David!
> 
> i want info about wifi adapters supported by kernel without using
> non-free firmware.
> 
> i haven't been able to find such info in linux-doc
> 
> yes, search for such info isn't easy, i give up
> 
> many web pages have stories of linux users' success with wifi adapter
> but they might use non-free firmware

On Debian, perhaps start at
https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi

You might also look at the Guix website as I don't think they
support non-free firmware at all.

> BTW both opensuse and fedora include non-free firmware in their
> official images
> 
> they r so serious about open source that they don't include mp3 player
> (you have to use 3rd party repositories)
> 
> i think debian shall re-consider its policy on non-free firmware

You brought this up in October. Please reread the thread.

Cheers,
David.

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where to find wifi card info in linux-doc lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-11-25 06:30 +0100
  Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-11-26 02:10 +0100
    Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc deloptes <emanoil.kotsev@deloptes.org> - 2021-11-26 10:00 +0100
      Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2021-11-26 11:10 +0100
        Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc deloptes <emanoil.kotsev@deloptes.org> - 2021-11-26 13:40 +0100
        Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-11-26 15:00 +0100
          Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2021-11-26 17:10 +0100
            Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2021-11-26 17:30 +0100
              Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-11-27 03:20 +0100
                Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-11-28 20:00 +0100
              Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-11-29 03:50 +0100
                Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-11-29 06:00 +0100
              Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc lou <loushanguan2015@sina.com> - 2021-11-29 08:00 +0100
                Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-11-30 05:50 +0100
            Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-11-29 06:00 +0100
  Re: where to find wifi card info in linux-doc Thomas Pircher <thp.debian@p5r.uk> - 2021-11-26 10:20 +0100

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