On: PureOS: Freedom, Privacy, and Security

[boogies]

> There are no laptops in the market which support free firmware for WiFi, except those from Purism.

There are at least the handful the FSF RYF certifies.¹

Unfortunately you do appear correct about Intel WiFi not having Free software support² (though that adapter certainly should).

¹https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/laptops

²https://h-node.org/wifi/catalogue/en/1/1/Intel-Corporation/u...

[fsflover → boogies]

Yes, there are indeed RYF-certified laptops supporting free WiFi firmware, but they are now vulnerable to Spectre, Meltdown etc, and not fixable. So unfortunately this is not very secure to use them...

[ipodopt → boogies]

I recall running into issues with WiFi firmware from Purism. I installed the prop. driver and got some improvement. Although, I ended up upgrading the wifi chip altogether in the end.

[fsflover → ipodopt]

The problem is the lack of freedom-respecting WiFi hardware which supports 802.11ac/ad/ah/ax: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....