On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 01:19:21PM -0500, Steven Mainor wrote: > My main concern for the laptop in question is security. So from a > security standpoint, what is the difference between using a wifi > card with built in closed source firmware, and closed source > firmware that is loaded by the kernel like ath10k. Either way the > firmware is only running on the card, Not the CPU, correct? The difference between burnt-in and loadable firmware is that the second can change under you at the manufacturer's whim [1]. This may have advantages and disadvantages, but you don't get to control those :) Cheers [1] Of course, you can try to freeze the firmware and decline updates. - t
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