Re: Adding firmware to FSD

[David Hedlund]

On 2021-10-01 20:09, Craig Topham wrote:

> On 9/24/21 3:51 AM, Yuchen Pei wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does it make sense to start a collection on free firmware?  One can
> > start by adding items appearing on say
> > <https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware/Open> to the directory.
> >
> > If we add some info of firmware for hardware entries on h-node.org,
> > then the two wikis can link to each other: hardware entries on h-node
> > can link to firmware entries on FSD and vice versa. :)
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> >       
> I think this is a good idea. Having the two wikis interlinked will bring
> more attention to both. I am not sure a new collection is necessary (at
> this time). After looking at the current Collections, it seems we need
> to do a little house cleaning (and hone the purpose of collections)
> before we create more. If a specific h-node hardware runs on a free
> firmware, then that firmware should be vetted, added to the FSD, and
> linked from h-node with a link (in the description?) to h-node from the
> FSD entry. Example: <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Das_U-Boot>
>
> Thoughts?
>
> ~Craig
>
>
>
>

To H-node:

"free driver used: ath9k_htc" - https://h-node.org/wifi/view/en/357/Atheros-Communications-Inc--AR9271-802-11n

Could state this in addition: "Depends on non-Linux driver/firmware: [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/firmware-ath9k-htc ]