On Du, 17 ian 21, 20:12:38, Brian wrote: > On Sat 16 Jan 2021 at 20:57:19 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > 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 :) > > In terms of control, the burnt-in firmware cannot cannot be controlled > either. I do not know where this gets us. Besides, the manufacturer might even fix some bugs in the firmware. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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