carl9170fw
redhawk
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carl9170fw
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Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel-modules
The carl firmware at https://github.com/chunkeey/carl9170fw should put that argument to rest. That is Wifi firmware source code for the Wifi I currently use.
Easily changed likely means there's a physical knob somewhere that you could accidentially poke as a layperson.
Not that you get a three year CS education, figure out how your distribution packages dependencies, install the correct embedded toolchain (good luck), find out exactly which chip is in your device, fetch the proper firmware source code in the right version, build the thing, figure out how to flash the result onto the chip / read the Linux kernel sources to figure out the filename inside /lib/firmware. That's not easy.
Even if this entire process was packaged (it is--see <https://packages.debian.org/sid/firmware-linux-free>), it probably still doesn't count (or at least shouldn't count) as "easily" changed.
- The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free software users
- Framework: Open Sourcing Our Firmware
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GNU Radio
There are some cards with open source firmware, you might be able to modify it to do something like that.
https://github.com/chunkeey/carl9170fw/
redhawk
- Redhawk: Software-defined radio (SDR) framework open sourced by NSA
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GNU Radio
There's a similar SDR toolkit out there called RedHawk. Its open source but heavily funded by the NSA so you can imagine that it has specific SIGINT applications in mind. However, you can still connect it to an RTL-SDR and play around with the components in a similar manner.
https://github.com/RedhawkSDR/redhawk
What are some alternatives?
rpitx - RF transmitter for Raspberry Pi
gnuradio - GNU Radio – the Free and Open Software Radio Ecosystem
EmbeddedController - Embedded Controller firmware for the Framework Laptop
mobisys2018_nexmon_software_defined_radio - Proof of concept project for operating Broadcom Wi-Fi chips as arbitrary signal transmitters similar to software-defined radios (SDRs)
libnklabs - NK Labs Common Library
open-ath9k-htc-firmware - The firmware for QCA AR7010/AR9271 802.11n USB NICs
bcm5719-fw - BCM5719 firmware reimplementation
sverchok - Sverchok
MxGPU-Virtualization
mlat-server - Mode S multilateration server