From: Jacob K via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix@gnu.org>
To: 57269@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57269: [rtl8812au-aircrack-ng-linux-module] Missing Source for hal/rtl8812a/hal8812a_fw.c (and probably other files ending in fw.c)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:12:18 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f0117cf4-d11b-da6e-957e-d5e930a2f5ce@disroot.org> (raw)
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, and should, in
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.).
[1] web copy at
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/6c1b4a333b067eaddc9b8b34927019b41b99bc36/hal/rtl8812a/hal8812a_fw.c
next reply other threads:[~2022-08-18 14:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-18 1:12 Jacob K via Bug reports for GNU Guix [this message]
2022-08-18 14:23 ` bug#57269: [rtl8812au-aircrack-ng-linux-module] Missing Source for hal/rtl8812a/hal8812a_fw.c (and probably other files ending in fw.c) Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2022-08-18 15:04 ` Jack Hill
2022-08-19 20:23 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2022-08-27 15:47 ` Maxim Cournoyer
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