[debbugs-tracker] bug#33190: closed (Choose devices according to linux-libre code)

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> Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:45:12 +0100 (CET)
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> Hello, Guix Help!
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> As I've got here https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-10/msg00083.html
> some devices cannot work without linux-firmware, requiring non-free software drivers. It is so bad. 
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> I believe the issue can be solved by choosing devices that have proper support by linux-libre code. So how to do this? Is there any info how to choose devices working nice on linux-libre?
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux)
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> Hello,
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> > As I've got here
> > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-10/msg00083.html
> > some devices cannot work without linux-firmware, requiring non-free
> > software drivers. It is so bad.
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> > I believe the issue can be solved by choosing devices that have proper
> > support by linux-libre code. So how to do this? Is there any info how
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> The manual gives a couple of hints:
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> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Hardware-Considerations.html
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> The problem is of course not specific to GuixSD, that’s why the manual
> refers to H-Node, but there are probably other similar resources out
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> HTH,
> Ludo’.
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