Re: Recommendations for libre WiFi-USB adapters?

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Hi!

Tiberiu-Cezar Tehnoetic <tiberiu@tehnoetic.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Florian Paul Schmidt <address@hidden> skribis:
>> 
>>> this was discussed on IRC a while ago, but I couldn't find the
>>> reference to it anymore. What are some decent WiFi-USB adapters that
>>> are affordable and easy to get in Europe/Germany?
>> 
>> FWIW, I use the RYF-stamped, Atheros-based USB dongle:
>> 
>>   https://www.fsf.org/news/ryf-certification-thinkpenguin-usb-with-atheros-chip
>
> Perhaps you are actually using the AR9271 mini wifi adapter sold by
> Tehnoetic, an ethical tech shop in Europe (which sells worldwide):
>
> FSF's RYF certification announcement:
>
> https://www.fsf.org/news/tehnoetic-wireless-usb-adapter-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom

Right, and I must say it works well for me.  :-)

Apologies for sending the wrong link above, though my intent was not to
advertise one specific RYF product.

> Also, Tehnoetic donates 15% of sale profits* to GuixSD when customers
> choose your distro from the list of free distros of GNU. A total of $13
> USD was donated for January and February sales, but I am confident more
> and more customers will choose GuixSD for the donation.
>
> If it's possible, it would certainly be nice to acknowledge Tehnoetic's
> small contribution to GuixSD in the donations page:
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/donate/
>
> I believe my customers would appreciate that too, because for now they
> have to trust me when I say I donated ;-)

Woow, awesome!  I assume you are donating via the FSF-hosted page,
right?

> Nils Gillmann <niasterisk@grrlz.net> wrote:
>> Would it be okay to put links on the website for not-prefered,
>> but GNU and FSF endorsed hardware, like having an FAQ to explain
>> what linux-libre implies and how to get working hardware (list
>> hnode and a number of sellers there), something like this?
>
> I also like this idea.

For the record, I added a section in the manual that does not mention
any specific vendor, but instead links to https://fsf.org/ryf, which in
turn links to Tehnoetic and others:

  http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=e3009f6000aba83d69d000151157b0b921efae41

Thank you!

Ludo’.