On 23.07.2014 22:02, onp...@riseup.net wrote: > wireless card or USB wireless adapter that works with libre software > today. Think Penguin[1] is a good store to buy those from. > > [1] https://libre.thinkpenguin.com
FSF endorses two small freedom-respecting USB wireless adapters, TPE-N150USB from ThinkPenguin (link above) and TET-N150 from Tehnoetic (link below). https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150 The offers are comparable. While Chris, the owner of ThinkPenguin donates to Trisquel a part of the profits the libre link provides, with a history of about a year practicing high prices (read double) for this Atheros based adapter, I have a history of 6 years funding free software movement in Romania and the foundation called Fundația Ceata. http://ceata.org Among our activities is promoting and teaching others how to use free distributions like Trisquel. https://albume.ceata.org/picture.php?/165/category/16 https://albume.ceata.org/picture.php?/2616/category/113 https://liste.ceata.org/pipermail/ceata-trisquel/ http://fii-liber.ro/content/instalarea-distribu%C8%9Biei-trisquel-gnulinux-50-actualizarea-sistemului-%C8%99i-instalarea-unui https://fii-liber.ro/proiectul-trisquel-lanseaza-vesiunea-50-dagda There are other Ceata activism projects you might find interesting like: RMS talks at Ceata events: http://www.fsf.org/@@search?Subject%3Alist=Funda%C8%9Bia%20Ceata Ceata review of E-mail SelfDefense guide in Romanian: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/ro/ I only started a free software business because it's hard for me to support my full-time not paid for work at the above mentioned nonprofit, the foundation having just a few supporting members and no sponsors which barely cover the costs of our server collocation. https://ceata.org/membri/sus%C8%9Bin%C4%83tori.html https://ceata.org/sponsori.html So next time you tell new comers about freedom-respecting wifi adapters, please make sure you include Tehnoetic, because it's my commercial project to fund my work building a strong Romanian community around Trisquel and other free distributions. Read more in FSF's press release: http://www.fsf.org/news/tehnoetic-wireless-usb-adapter-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom If you feel this is not enough, consider that competition Tehnoetic provided made ThinkPenguin cut the price to half and while ThinkPenguin reports thousands of small wifi adapters being sold, I only sold less than one hundred by now. -- Tiberiu C. Turbureanu Președinte, Fundația Ceata Telefon: +40-761-810-100 GPG: 8B51 53CB 354E 3049 FAE9 3260 F033 8452 4154 1967 Susții libertatea artelor și tehnologiilor? Înscrie-te ca membru! (http://ceata.org/%C3%AEnscrieri)
