Hi, On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 06:16:33AM -0400, Lee Strobel wrote: > My usage needs for this device are what they are. I also have a desktop > machine already on which I run free software. The reason I bought this > Chromebook was specifically to use it as a 'netbook', i.e. mainly for > web surfing, which is the main thing it is suited for. It doesn't have > an ethernet port, and even if it did, the main places I envisage myself > using it (my bedroom, travelling) don't have convenient ethernet access > anyway. > > Therefore, if it has no wifi capability, then this machine is > effectively useless (to me, at least), and I may as well throw it in > the garbage. I mean that in all seriousness. In fact, the main reason I > spent $150 on it is because the Parabola website was broadcasting to > the world: "Hey look, we have this cool new-ish netbook device that can > work with 100% free-software now!".
I agree that the news post in question (I believe you are referring to this: https://www.parabola.nu/news/parabola-officially-supports-librebooted-asus-chromebook-c201/) is misleading in that regard, and should probably rewritten to be more clear. On the other hand, incompatibilities with free software and a majority of wifi chipsets is a known issue, even on desktops. If you are using a desktop machine with only free software, you might have missed this, but it is a huge concern across all portable devices, from mobile phone to laptop (https://h-node.org/wifi/catalogue/en) You mention that your USB wifi adapter purchased from ThinkPenguin is acting weirdly. This is concerning, and also an issue worthy of discussion. The adapter is using a wifi chipset that should work on parabola, and if it doesn't we have to look into that and make it work. Reading into the issue that was linked, I believe this is being done right now. It might be worth considering moving this part of the discussion into a dedicated issue to properly keep track of it. I apologize if this list made you feel unwelcome. Sometimes a hastily written mail under stress can sound much harsher than it was intended. Especially across language barriers ... :) Best Regards, Andreas (oaken-source) > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ my GPG Public Key: https://files.grapentin.org/.gpg/public.key ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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