Three reviews are already on the product page under the Reviews tab:
https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/x200-ryf-certfied
Technoethical also sells X200 that is appreciated, with twelve reviews:
https://technoethical.com/tet-x200
We at Technoethical don't keep this information for ourselves, unlike
ThinkPenguin.
From the product page: https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n300db
Technoethical TET-N300DB cards are Atheros AR5BHB116 miniPCIe cards sold
under our own brand, with a guarantee that the TET-N300DB version ships with
The Atheros WiFi cards will not work in a T400 with the original proprietary
BIOS (because of a whitelist). However, they will work in a libreboot'ed
T400.
Known to work:
Atheros 150Mpbs Single Band:
The higher the maximum speed of the WiFi adapter, the faster it is on any
Internet connection type compared to lower-end WiFi adapters.
GT-I9100G is not supported by Replicant because it has a different SoC
(system on a chip).
GT-I9100 vs. GT-I9100G:
Chipset: Exynos 4210 Dual vs. TI OMAP 4430
GPU: Mali-400MP4 vs. PowerVR SGX540
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621=4327
Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 and Galaxy Note 2
Sadly, Replicant only supports GSM for now and I see that there are no GSM
carriers in Japan:
Quoting this travel guide: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2223.html
"Most importantly, there is no GSM network in Japan, so GSM-only phones do
not work."
The new release Replicant 6.0 incorporates the very needed security updates,
a nicer and more modern graphical interface, and also it supports by default
freedom-respecting external WiFi adapters!
What better way for us at Technoethical to celebrate the new Replicant
release than with the
AR5B95 is a Single Band 150Mbps card compatible with free ath9k driver,
therefore compatible with fully free systems including Trisquel.
It's not high-end as https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n300db (Dual Band N300Mbps),
but it gets the job done. :-)
AFAIK, these are the best WiFi cards compatible with fully free systems:
Technoethical N300 Dual Band Wireless miniPCIe Half-Size Card
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n300db
Technoethical N450 Dual Band Wireless miniPCIe Full-Size Card
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n450db
Thanks for making these recommendations!
But please note that none of these devices you recommended (and more
specifically none of http://tehnoetic.com/adapters/) is libre-design
hardware, just libre-software-compatible hardware.
Compatibility with free/libre software is the first step to
Thanks for asking. The High Gain Antenna(s) offer better WiFi signal. The
N300HGA combines both speed (up to 300Mbps) and signal (2 antennas).
Our team is happy to announce the recent additions to the Technoethical
catalog,
Technoethical N300 High Gain Antennas Wireless USB Adapter for
GNU/Linux-libre
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n300hga
and
Technoethical N300 Dual Band Wireless miniPCIe Card for GNU/Linux-libre
I doubt you can find this WiFi adapter with the right versions in regular
shops. Can you take a look on the back of your adapter and see if it's not v4
or v5? Only v1, v2 and v3 are compatible with free software and are not being
produced for years now.
People can commit suicide after being abused/humiliated, without having any
psychological problems before. Just look at the many cases of rape victims
that have hurt themselves or even committed suicide.
You are mistaken. You shouldn't go on public forums making suppositions about
the "mental health" of a dead well-known person without any medical evidence.
A traumatic experience (such as being arrested and abused by the police)
alone can make a person commit suicide, especially if that
Actually, all these have prevented her from contributing with a line of code
to Libreboot.
"Over the past six months, the Libreboot project has been in a state of
discord. [...] Friendships broken, lines of code never written: the chaos
needs to come to an end.
Then I wish you haven't said that. He was working for Docker, a well known
free software project. I doubt he could work if he had mental issues.
https://blog.docker.com/2015/12/ian-murdock/
People are usually quick to label others just because they're different.
Leah's past description of
Thanks for updating your post! I'm actually using the web forum to post, but
I get notifications via e-mail (mailing list) so I saw your post almost
instantly and didn't have the chance to see that you have made the correction
before I sent my observation. This being said, I support the
I wasn't aware Ian had any mental health problems. Citation, please?
I'm glad that you take good care of your health now, nobody can do that
better than yourself and you can't go on with your work if you are not
healthy.
We are currently in the process of rebranding Tehnoetic to Technoethical, but
please note that this has always been the correct capitalization (and not
TehnoEtic or TechnoEthical). Thank you for keeping this in mind next time :-)
Also, I'd like to remind everyone that buying from
I recommended you h-node.org (and wikidevi.com) 6 hours prior
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/problem-external-wifi-adapter-d-link#comment-113953
The Technoethical adapters that I linked you include information about their
chipsets (AR9271, AR7010+AR9287) and also the original names of the devices.
You can look on wikidevi.com and h-node.org for more affordable ones. But
please be careful at the hardware versions of the next adapter
Can we focus on helping Lisa? Only one week left until her surgery and about
$100 USD have been raised in the past week. $7700 USD to go!
https://www.youcaring.com/lisamariemaginnis-779455
After she's recovered, maybe she can offer a clarification on the events that
have lead to her being
You mean you need an OTG USB cable/device so that you can connect to the
phone your external WiFi adapter compatible with free systems (including
Replicant).
These are the phones Technoethical has been selling so far:
https://tehnoetic.com/mobile-devices
What much newer phones compatible with Replicant you have in mind?
Outrageous! It's not the first time I learn about USA Police abuse. At the
end of 2015 this has had a tragic impact on our free software community too,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock#Death
I too believe it's best if libreboot is part of the GNU project, just like
Linux-libre, another important piece of GNU, is part of the project.
The external WiFi adapter you bought is not compatible with free systems (the
firmware is nonfree), because the chipset is Ralink:
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DWA-140_rev_D1
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb#device_firmware
I don't think that by donating we endorse someone's side of the story. She
needs her help to move on with her life and do more good to society. Let's
put aside drama. We're better than that.
Remember this former FSF sysadmin?
https://fsf.org/blogs/community/for-ada-lovelace-day-highlighting-fsf-sysadmin-lisa-maginnis
She's running a fundraiser to help her go on with her life with dignity, a
life dedicated to helping others by working for the advancement of the free
software and
Moved to the new official repository/tracker under libreboot:
https://notabug.org/libreboot/libreboot/issues/72
I haven't received an apology from Leah. I have received an apology from
Alyssa for Leah's behaviour.
FWIW, this new (temporary) policy is fair.
But labelled as "off-topic" (although the libreboot.org website source code
has been merged in the libreboot source code repository, so both have the
same issue tracker) and closed once again, by Alyssa:
https://notabug.org/vimuser/libreboot/issues/72#issuecomment-3978
Thankfully, the ticket has been reverted by Alyssa:
https://notabug.org/vimuser/libreboot/issues/72
Oh, I guess some things never change. Now I see that I've been impersonated
(see screenshot). I would like my proposal to be taken into consideration,
not "disregarded", of course.
Does someone know if that was the right issue tracker for the libreboot
project? My ticket has been played with (see screenshots)
I wonder if the libreboot project could set up a policy for listing other
suppliers along with Minifree:
https://notabug.org/vimuser/libreboot/issues/72
Don't forget about the 4 laptop models with free BIOS here:
https://tehnoetic.com/laptops
As noted on our product page,
Tehnoetic TET-N300 adapters are refurbished TP-Link TL-WN821N adapters sold
under our own brand, with a guarantee that the TET-N300 version ships with
the Atheros AR7010+AR9287 integrated circuits that use free software drivers
and firmware; we can make no
The best USB adapter compatible with fully free systems available on the
market as far as we know is the Tehnoetic N300 WiFi adapter, with speed up to
300Mbps: https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n300
I have enabled support for the Tehnoetic freedom-respecting WiFi adapters
(N150 and N150HGA) in Replicant 4.2.
http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/33/topics/11763?r=13395#message-13395
My patches are not yet merged in the official image, but prebuilt Replicant
4.2 images with external WiFi
Yes and yes ;-)
We happily refunded you the amount equal to the 5% discount. :-) Happy
hacking!
Originally these laptops don't come with an Atheros (ath9k) WiFi card, but
with an Intel WiFi card which doesn't have free firmware. We replace the
Intel card with the best Atheros (ath9k) WiFi card available, which is Dual
Band, with 3 antennae and with speed up to 450Mbps.
It's easy to
This is the last day free software users can benefit from the 5% discount
promotion (coupon code FSFHOLIDAYS) our shop offers with the occasion of this
winter's FSF Ethical Tech Giving Guide. Order now your favorite discounted
products compatible with fully free systems:
The reason why the Tehnoetic laptops preinstalled with libreboot and
FSF-endorsed fully free GNU/Linux distros are not yet certified is that we
lacked the funds to donate one unit of each of these computers to FSF to be
analysed for certification and be kept afterwards for potential future
Actually, my workaround was suspend and resume, not log out and log in. :-)
--
https://tehnoetic.com
Just a heads up that there are only 5 days left of this winter promotion for
the more ethical devices advertised in the FSF's Ethical Tech Giving Guide
v7: http://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v7/
Until 1 Feb you benefit from a 5% discount for phones, laptops, tablets,
printers, routers, dongles
We offer SSD's too, if customers request it. We simply generate a new payment
link for that option once the customer decides which capacity (s)he would
like the SSD to have.
We are also working on a new website for our shop and there customers can
choose SSD and many other custom things
Thank GNU, Ben! I haven't revisited the Trisquel forum in a while, and I'm
very happy to see that you have answered this question from the community.
FSF has announced the inclusion of the Tehnoetic X200 Tablet
(https://tehnoetic.com/tet-x200t) in their ethical tech giving guide:
https://status.fsf.org/notice/199957
The free firmware is the one packaged by Trisquel and it's linked in this
section:
https://wiki.tehnoetic.com/doku.php?id=tehnoetic_wifi_replicant#copy_free_firmware
However, without the ath9k_htc support in Replicant kernel, there is no
driver to work with that firmware. To be able to
Happy GNU year to all free software users!
Last time I checked, Devuan is not better than Debian in terms of software
freedom. Looking at the official list of Devuan-based distros, there are at
least two that consider themselves fully free, EterTICs and Gnuinos
https://devuan.org/os/partners/devuan-distros
https://gnuetertics.org/
Tehnoetic T500 has the biggest screen: https://tehnoetic.com/tet-t500
You can use the same argument for a vendor selling X200 laptops preinstalled
with coreboot and Windows. After all, you can easily replace coreboot with
libreboot and Windows with Trisquel. You don't need to disassembly the laptop
to do that, just run some commands or the installer.
Please note that the C201 ARM laptop Minifree sells is not certified by FSF
and as far as I can tell it's not certifiable, because it ships with Debian.
Debian is known to facilitate nonfree software through official repos and
docs. There might be other software freedom problems with
Maybe you can use a WiFi USB adapter compatible with fully free GNU distros
such as Trisquel.
I strongly believe it's better to replace it with another cheap second-hand
laptop, the X200, because with some fun time spent hacking you can install
libreboot on it (following the instructions at
https://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html) and with the money
left from selling
Hi and thank you for considering Tehnoetic. Our laptops preinstalled with
libreboot and different fully free GNU/Linux-libre distros (Trisquel,
Parabola, Dragora, gNewSense, etc) have the best Bluetooth 4.0 (50-100m
range) as opposed to original 2.0 and 450Mpbps Dual Band WiFi as opposed to
Installing Trisquel shouldn't be a problem, but there are some important
freedom issues you need to consider/take care of:
1. The BIOS is not free yet. The coreboot community is making progress, but
it's not there yet. For now, you better use one of the readily available
> The payment options are so limited I noticed
It would be helpful to know which is the payment option you miss.
> I'd sure hate to buy the one I saw in the store, knowing what lurks inside.
:(
I don't understand what you meant here.
I forgot to mention that the stylus and touchscreen of the Tehnoetic X200
Tablet with libreboot work out of the box in Trisquel (including pressure).
It's a great laptop/tablet for designers, teachers, and team members. I've
replaced my X200 with a X200 Tablet myself. :-)
And today we've
I did what he asked - give him time to try the diplomatic approach.
I'm sorry to see yet another ThinkPenguin minion trying to convince people
that it's "FUD" what others and I have proved with facts.
FYI, Parabola (the only free distro installed on EOMA68-20 computers) had to
update their article about EOMA68 because the original article was
propagating
The "one replaceable component" you refer to is the actual computer. To avoid
confusion with peripheral boards in the different housings for this computer
board, I've updated my avatar which now says: EOMA68-A20 computer is NOT
"Libre hardware".
"Libre Tea" is the name for the EOMA68-A20
I disagree. "Libre Tea" is not a hardware project, it's an EOMA68 board
preinstalled with Parabola, endorsable by FSF as software-freedom-respecting.
The hardware project is EOMA68.
Also, people correct others by saying that EOMA68 is a "standard", not
hardware. But the only
Nevertheless, their crowdfunding campaign and marketing e-mails for the
"EOMA68 Computing Devices" make the false claim that "it has been a Libre
Hardware and Software project right from the beginning".
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop
Well, the truth is that it hasn't been
I'm happy to let you know that my online shop now offers Tehnoetic X200
Tablet and T500 preinstalled with libreboot and a free GNU/Linux-libre distro
at customer's choice (Trisquel, Parabola, Dragora, gNewSense, etc.).
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-x200t
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-t500
We accept
The actual question I was asked and the actual answer I gave:
Hi Ron,
For hardware to be "libre", the printed circuit board (PCB) design
should be under a free license. RMS shares my point regarding EOMA68.
And anyway, if and when the PCB design files will be available under a
free license,
And let's not forget Leah still endorses a lot both FSF and Trisquel in her
libreboot-based business: https://minifree.org/
I'd like to comment on this page, stating some facts.
Leah recommends Parabola and says "We are opposed to the FSF, and Trisquel
endorses them, so endorsing Trisquel means endorsing the FSF."
So does Parabola. Parabola endorses GNU and FSF, right from their Social
Contract. They also have
> You suggested this at a time when it is basically impossible for demands to
be met
I disagree. It only takes few minutes to write an update which states the
deadline for the free PCB design sources release (demand #1) and a guarantee
that the sources will ship with the product (demand
> You're really grasping at straws here to claim that this is "indirect". The
wording is very clear: the PCB CAD files for the computer card are not being
released at this time.
I never said this statement is not "clear". But again, this is not DIRECTLY
saying the computer design is not
Saying
PCB CAD files for the Computer Card is the only exception to this rule to
release everything in advance
isn't
PCB CAD files for the Computer Card are not free.
or
our Computer Card is not libre hardware while the rest of our laptop (the
case!?) is.
I hope everyone sane can make
They don't say directly that the Computer itself(!) is not free-design PCB,
meaning their Computer is Not libre hardware (at least not yet and a deadline
hasn't been given). No, they claim that their Computer is and has always been
libre hardware from the beginning. That's hypocrisy. And
Saying indirectly that they have made an exception to hardware freedom for
the Computer itself(!) while still claiming their Computer "has been libre
hardware right from the beginning" is outrageous and indeed should make
people angry on them, not on me. People should demand the circuit
The misleading information in the Parabola project's news originates in the
misleading information in the EOMA68 campaign page. I believe I have quoted
several times already this statement:
"This project has been extremely unusual in that it has been a Libre Hardware
and Software project
To answer your question, PaulK is not the main developer of Libreboot, that's
Leaw Rowe:
https://libreboot.org/contrib/
Actually, Libreboot project and its main developer support the EOMA68
crowdfunding campaign to have this board mass produced. You can read it on
the project's main page:
It's not me who have raised this issue, it's PaulK, Replicant and Libreboot
developer. Almost 10 days ago, on Aug 15.
https://lists.parabola.nu/pipermail/dev/2016-August/004341.html
I looked for facts and agreed with Paul. People in the Parabola (distro
preinstalled on Libre Tea version of
I would definitely contribute the little I have to a free-design circuit
board which also respects software freedom, but sadly EOMA68 board doesn't
have a free-design circuit and it's an error to think the project leader "is
trying to make EOMA68 [board] 100% libre", given the fact he has
As you may know already, Tehnoetic sells T400 and X200 laptops preinstalled
with GNU Libreboot and a free GNU/Linux distribution at customer's choice
(Trisquel, Parabola, Dragora etc.)
https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400
https://tehnoetic.com/tet-x200
At customers' request we have
[Posting these explanations on the dedicated thread as well.]
Tehnoetic sells 5 types of WiFi 802.11n-compatible adapters. We will soon
sell 1 more.
Of those we currently sell, 4 are USB-based, 1 is miniPCIe-based. As
transparently specified on their respective product pages, of the 4
Please note that in my previous message and in all my messages on this issue
(including Parabola mailing list) I wrote "it's not free-design hardware",
which is not the same with "it's proprietary-design hardware". EOMA68
campaign states that the project (including circuit design) it's
The debate on the term "free software friendly" is secondary to the main
topic of the thread quoted here. The consensus reached on Parabola mailing
list is that we should avoid and teach others to avoid using the term "free
software friendly" and Richard Stallman also agreed:
Bump. Can someone install and boot with the generic kernel and see if network
works? It's very easy to help with this and you'll be able to boot back with
the lowlatency kernel (and uninstall the generic one). Thanks!
Could an admin change the title of this post from:
"Has anyone made it the Libreboot X200 work with Trisquel 7?"
to something like:
"Has anyone made the Libreboot X200 fingerprint scanner work with Trisquel
7?"
OP explained this is what he meant to ask. With the current title, it's
Can anyone confirm this?
https://trisquel.info/en/issues/20741
Thanks!
I've been using X200 with Libreboot and Trisquel 7 without any issues.
Exciting GNUs! :-) Thank you for your work, Ruben and the team! Tehnoetic has
just donated €21 to Trisquel.
10% of all sale profits of the Tehnoetic WiFi and BT adapter purchases are
donated to a fully free distro at customer's choice (and Trisquel is
default).
Check out the updated catalog of Tehnoetic Wireless USB adapters which are
compatible with fully free distributions like Trisquel:
https://tehnoetic.com/index.php?route=product/category=63
The catalog consists of the N150 mini, the N150 high gain antenna, the N300
and the N300 dual band
Ceata, the foundation for Free Software and Free Culture based in Romania is
organizing this weekend the 4th edition of its conference Coliberator.
https://coliberator.ceata.org/2016/
This year PaulK, Replicant maintainer and GNU Libreboot contributor, will
give two keynotes and coordinate
Quest'anno Tehnoetic iniziato donando il 15% del profitto di *tutte* le
vendite Tehnoetic TET-N150 a una distro GNU completamente libero a scelta di
ogni cliente. Il collegamento che hai postato non aiuta Trisquel (è
necessario utilizzare sottodominio libre.thinkpenguin.com)
Il 1°
Revisiting this thread after a very long delay (sorry about that), I found:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/meet-free-software-supporters-sofia#comment-44983
Because the thread is locked, in case someone is still interested, I found
the recordings of my talks at OpenFest 2013 in Sofia,
I want to get in touch with free supporters in Warsaw, Poland. If anyone from
Warsaw is reading this, please drop a comment here or send me a private
message. Thanks!
Of course, I meant free *software* suppporters. :-) If any forum admin can
fix the title and original post, I'll appreciate it.
From Ting.com:
"Ting now offers GSM services too! With both GSM and CDMA networks, over 80%
of devices can now come to Ting."
Tehnoetic S2 and S3 phones pre-installed with Replicant only support GSM, as
stated in the Specification tabs. The Replicant community is not aware of any
Tehnoetic offeres refurbished S2 and S3 phones pre-installed with Replicant:
https://tehnoetic.com/index.php?route=product/category=59
Tehnoetic S2 is better supported by Replicant, while Tehnoetic S3 is newer
hardware.
Please note that those are not freedom-respecting phones, as explained
Also owning the Tehnoetic shop, a lawsuit on copyright infringement from a
competitor is the last thing I need. You can ask "hack and hack" to send you
the unlicensed files and you can publish them too on your own risk (which I
imagine would be smaller, since you know Bob (and Chris)). Or
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