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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Are there any modern wifi cards that work with Linux and have 100% FOSS drivers (no proprietary binary blobs)? (lemmy.ca)

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I was thinking of getting a wifi card like that, but can't seem to find any.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (7 children)

You could always get an Ethernet-connected AP. This will allow you to use the latest WiFi but not compromise your OS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What os is the ap running?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's the beautiful thing - it doesn't matter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

some people would prefer to only use FOSS software and hardware, though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good luck with that. What switch are you going to run? What access point what gateway for your ISP.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

pretty much any open source hardware can do all of those things... not sure what you're trying to say

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah but to the degree that they need the firmware running on each chip in the device to be a FOSS chip firmware?

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