I don't think it's possible to use modern bluetooth or wifi anymore without mystery blobs
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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I'm already using one that doesn't require proprietary firmware, but it's Bluetooth version 1.1 which it has its limitations
Yeah I wouldn't call 1.1 modern. For wifi it's nothing since wifi 4
Good luck in your quest
I am not sure if it required a blob or not but I use an ASUS USB-BT500 on my Arch system and I only installed the bluez package for it to work (and bluedevil for the GUI on KDE).