From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: Recommendations for libre WiFi-USB adapters? Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:38:36 +0100 Message-ID: <87a8lxv6r7.fsf@gnu.org> References: <56E8E6E9.4020604@tehnoetic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38612) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1agTSC-0000yv-1n for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Mar 2016 04:38:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1agTS9-0002wV-AM for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Mar 2016 04:38:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <56E8E6E9.4020604@tehnoetic.com> (Tiberiu-Cezar Tehnoetic's message of "Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:54:01 +0200") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Tiberiu-Cezar Tehnoetic Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Hi! Tiberiu-Cezar Tehnoetic skribis: > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: >> Florian Paul Schmidt skribis: >>=20 >>> 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? >>=20 >> FWIW, I use the RYF-stamped, Atheros-based USB dongle: >>=20 >> https://www.fsf.org/news/ryf-certification-thinkpenguin-usb-with-ather= os-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 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=3De3009f6000aba83d69= d000151157b0b921efae41 Thank you! Ludo=E2=80=99.