There seems to be a problem with all firmware being closed and proprietary when it comes to Wi-Fi. It would be great if we could have firmware that is free/libre software but until now I got the impression that it’s very far from happening.
Then I stumbled on something about “OpenWiFi” and now I am wondering if this provides a path forward:
That page claims the following:
OpenWiFi is a community-developed, disaggregated Wi-Fi software system, offered as free open-source software, that includes both a cloud controller SDK and an Enterprise-grade Access Point (AP) firmware , designed and validated to work seamlessly together.
That mentions access point firmware, not sure if that means it is irrelevant for the consumer device side, or if the project includes something about that too.
Looks like OpenWiFi is somehow part of the " Telecom Infra Project": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Infra_Project
What do you think, is there something promising here, some hope for more software freedom regarding WiFi?