Hi, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <[email protected]> writes:
> Hi Jacob, > > Jacob K via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道： >> 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
