Is there libre software friendly hardware for Wi-fi on 802.11ac? The
short answer: it looks like there isn’t. There is the ath10k driver
available for Linux that provides 802.11ac support, but it requires a
firmware blob to be loaded, unlike the ath9k driver that only
provides support up to 802.11n. So, unfortunately, if you want to
stick to only blob-less libre-friendly Wi-Fi hardware, you’ve got to
stick to 802.11n.
20180826/https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom
20180826/https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb
20180826/https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-w-external-antenna-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usbl
20180826/https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150
20180826/DuckDuckGo linux libre 802.11ac
20180826/https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/7vj621/why_no_opensource_80211ac_wifi_adapters/
20180826/https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/
20180826/DuckDuckGo linux libre 802.11ac ath10k
20180826/https://www.linux.com/news/qualcomm-publishes-new-ath10k-80211ac-driver
20180826/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTM4MzE