Re: New WiFi adapter

Joel wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>

PCI-e, obviously, made in China, Fenvi brand seemingly endorsed by
Newegg, ordered from the same.  Debian utilized it with my home
Internet on boot up, previous motherboard-integrated WiFi was still
working but would get slow after a period of time, needing to shut
down the system and turn back on to make it fast again.  The odd
antenna that magnetized to the top of the case (where would Larry put
it, if he bought this motherboard, not that he would of course, the
weirdo) is now removed, and I wiped dust off of the case and a bit
inside, while working.  Pretty happy.

>
   Well, we're always happy to see new, easy, devices.
>
   Alas China ... well ... beware. Got/analyzed the
   source code for those drivers ???

 
Are they not in the kernel?

>
  Go ahead ... read a megabyte, figure out
  what it all does ......
>
  Clue, NOBODY does.

Wrong. As proven by numerous vulnerability CVEs.

    https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities

If Linus and his associates approve code, it's good enough for me.  I
am a software whore, really, installing things not found in Debian's
app store.

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Did gyre and gimble in their cave
All mimsy was the CS-VAX
And Cory raths outgrabe.
 
"Beware the software rot, my son!
The faults that bite, the jobs that thrash!
Beware the broken pipe, and shun
The frumious system crash!"