This was posted before:

    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2017-01/msg00041.html

Unfortunately, I'm not able to acquire a wifi dongle at the moment.
As far as I understand, linux-libre turns off the ability to load
non-free firmware.  Why is it so?

Is it possible to re-enable the feature?
If not, are there other ways around the issue?

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt