[Announce] December CINLUG Meeting -- Libre Wireless Technology

[Terry Bowling]

Apologies for getting this out so late, but here are the MeetUp and
Facebook event links

https://www.meetup.com/cinlug/events/290165772/
https://www.facebook.com/events/871291613881494

Terry


On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:14 PM Bernie Hoefer <LUG-Member at themoreiknow.info>
wrote:

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> Central INdiana Linux User Group (CINLUG) will hold its next meeting on
> Wednesday, December 7th at 18:30 (6:30 PM) EST.  We're ending the year with
> a real interesting presenter & topic:  Debian Contributor John Scott[1]
> will speak on the state of libre wireless technology in Debian GNU/Linux
> and lessons that he has learned in building libre firmware from source.
>
> While wireless technology has been around for many years, its use in Free
> and Open Source Software (FOSS) systems has hit bumps around not only
> developing FOSS Linux kernel modules (i.e. drivers) for it, but also
> dealing with the (often) proprietary firmware needed for the chipsets.
> Thankfully, some wireless adapters are well-known for being FOSS-friendly,
> like the Qualcomm Atheros AR7010, AR9170, and AR9271 chipsets.  These boast
> not only free drivers for Linux and other free operating systems, but free
> firmware as well.  (Currently, almost all GNU/Linux distributions ship
> pre-built binary firmware blobs.)
>
> John has been maintaining the open-ath9k-htc-firmware[2] -- the firmware
> for the flagship libre USB wireless adapters -- and cross toolchains for
> about 2 years.  He was driven to help the former maintainer of this
> firmware by his passion for Debian's principles outlined in the Debian Free
> Software Guidelines[3].  This policy basically states that all free
> software needs to be built from source.  John believes that firmware
> shouldn't be any exception.
>
>
> Come join us at Moser Consulting[4]'s facility[5] for this talk &
> discussion! (Many thanks to them for allowing us to use their facilities!
> There will be a phone number at the entrance to call to be let into the
> building.)  *In-person attendees will receive a free libre USB wireless
> adapter!*
>
> The meeting will be simultaneously broadcast over Jitsi Meet[6] for those
> who cannot attend in person. (Though in-person attendance is encouraged.)
>
> CINLUG meetings are the 1st Wednesday of every month.  Please be sure to
> block that night off in your calendar to keep it available!
>
>
>
> [1] https://johnscott.me
>
> [2] https://wiki.debian.org/ath9k_htc/open_firmware
>
> [3] https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
>
> [4] https://www.MoserIT.com/
>
> [5] 6220 Castleway West Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46250
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/place/6220+Castleway+West+Drive+Indianapolis+IN+46250
>
> [6]
> https://meet.jit.si/moderated/134cc7812d19508ed2117e7877c63534ea772134032d8140c2526e74925b1a9b
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