Reading an old thread [1] (which is now locked, that's why I start a new
one), I wonder if ar9271.fw reported there to be distributed by Trisquel
(package atheros-firmware) is not non-free as well as ar7010_1_1.fw, because
Debian lists them both under firmware-nonfree [2].
[1] https://trisquel.info/en/forum/atheros-usb-80211n-cards
[2]
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel/dists/trunk/firmware-nonfree/atheros/
What do you think? I see a binary blob embedded in the ar9271.fw file and no
license. [3]
[3]
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel/dists/trunk/firmware-nonfree/atheros/ar9271.fw?view=markup