I recommond an external WiFi adapter such as http://www.fsf.org/news/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin-long-range-usb-wifi-adapter-with-atheros-chip
Once I've ordered such an adapter (or two of them) then I will start porting linux-libre-sunxi.
The GPU can be used in freedom, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l92S3wg2iSU
The VPU is WIP: http://linux-sunxi.org/CedarX/Reverse_Engineering