Re: Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
Hi,
On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> ath9k-ftc-firmware provides a free implementation of firmware for two
> available wireless chipsets.
[...]
> It would be great to ship these firmware modules in debian now that we
> have the source. If we can make it easier for people to improve them,
> that would be great.
>
> Unfortunately, the build process appears to be a little bit involved:
> https://trisquel.info/en/forum/how-install-ath9k-htc-firmware-atheros-communications-inc-ar9271
[...]
While this looks like complicated to package independently, the firmwares
are available in
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/
Could they thus not be included as-is in firmware-free or at least
firmware-non-free ? (ccing kernel team for this question)
It would be a first step and a big service for users who opted to buy
such freedom-respecting devices.
Cheers,
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