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spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 6.15 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=gmail.com header.s=20210112 header.b=FdSj4Jae; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=gmail.com (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 8B7B9B7C3 X-Spam-Score: 6.15 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: qY1ucfc8dUrT Hi, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice writes: > Hi Jacob, > > Jacob K via Bug reports for GNU Guix =E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A >> Files such as hal8812a_fw.c [1] have large arrays that seem to be >> binary >> firmware encoded in text. My understanding is that source code is >> not >> available, so I believe the files are nonfree software, > > Even if free source code exists, we should still remove the blobs and > build our own. (Yes, we actually do this for other firmware :-) > >> the short-term at least, be removed from Guix. Long term it would be >> good to get the source code (via reverse engineering or asking >> Realtek), >> but I imagine that would take a significant amount of time and >> effort (I >> do have a Realtek USB Wi-Fi card, maybe not with this exact firmware >> though.). > > Unfortunately all correct. Another blow to wireless networking with > Guix. Attached is a patch removing the rtl8821ce-linux-module and > rtl8812au-aircrack-ng-linux-module packages. Ouch. There goes the tiny WiFi dongle I liked on my x200 :-). Can we report this upstream, so that it's at least documented and opens the door for an eventual resolution? > I didn't apply it yet. Since this case, unlike some others, appears > to be straightforward, I don't intend to wait long. Fine by me (without the lol part). Maxim