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0 pointsdoublerabbit0y ago0 comments

I have had no issue with Wifi on multiple occasions. Works just fine nowadays without any Linux compatibility add-on.

Wifi not being available isn't the fault of FreeBSD. If vendors actually gave open sourced drivers to their products and not locked behind a proprietary binary blob then we would be in a completely different world.

I can recall when WiFi on Linux was pretty much non-existent until deals were made back in 2018.

So stop throwing that this is FreeBSDs fault, it's 100% down to the vendors locking down hardware.

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E39M5S620y ago

Nobody said it was the fault of FreeBSD.

Klonoar0y ago

> Wifi not being available isn't the fault of FreeBSD.

No. Just because it's available doesn't mean it's good. Until FreeBSD supports modern Wifi (4/5, i.e 802.11n/ac) then you're just ticking the box to say you've got it, but Linux actually supports these modern network setups and FreeBSD does not. There is no debating this at this point in time.

And to be clear, I'm referencing wifibox (https://github.com/pgj/freebsd-wifibox) which has been written about extensively and exists to work around FreeBSDs well known poor wifi support.

> So stop throwing that this is FreeBSDs fault

Nope, it's on FreeBSD if they want it. They appear to have finally prioritized it but it's not there yet.

https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/january-2025-laptop-suppo...

assimpleaspossi0y ago

Wifi vendors supply drivers for Linux. They do not supply drivers for FreeBSD. It is not FreeBSD's fault.

Klonoar0y ago

It does not matter: FreeBSD has languished in development for wifi drivers for years now.

FreeBSD does not have modern wifi, it is a simple statement.

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0 pointsdoublerabbit0y ago0 comments

I have had no issue with Wifi on multiple occasions. Works just fine nowadays without any Linux compatibility add-on.

I can recall when WiFi on Linux was pretty much non-existent until deals were made back in 2018.

So stop throwing that this is FreeBSDs fault, it's 100% down to the vendors locking down hardware.

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E39M5S620y ago

Nobody said it was the fault of FreeBSD.

Klonoar0y ago

> Wifi not being available isn't the fault of FreeBSD.

And to be clear, I'm referencing wifibox (https://github.com/pgj/freebsd-wifibox) which has been written about extensively and exists to work around FreeBSDs well known poor wifi support.

> So stop throwing that this is FreeBSDs fault

Nope, it's on FreeBSD if they want it. They appear to have finally prioritized it but it's not there yet.

https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/january-2025-laptop-suppo...

assimpleaspossi0y ago

Wifi vendors supply drivers for Linux. They do not supply drivers for FreeBSD. It is not FreeBSD's fault.

Klonoar0y ago

It does not matter: FreeBSD has languished in development for wifi drivers for years now.

FreeBSD does not have modern wifi, it is a simple statement.

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