{"id":631,"date":"2013-06-25T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T00:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/25\/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:26:43","slug":"a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2013\/06\/25\/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin\/","title":{"rendered":"A second FSF-certified device from ThinkPenguin: long-range USB Wifi adapter with Atheros chip \u2014 Free Software Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See on <a style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size:16px\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\/p\/4003714370\/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin-long-range-usb-wifi-adapter-with-atheros-chip-free-software-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scoop.it<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rights &amp; Liberties<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\/p\/4003714370\/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin-long-range-usb-wifi-adapter-with-atheros-chip-free-software-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.scoop.it\/bMRNlil7JTB-6h0uzIOC7Tl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBXEejxNn4ZJNZ2ss5Ku7Cxt\" \/><\/a><br \/>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA \u2014 Monday, June 24th, 2013 \u2014 The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the TPE-N150USBL long-range 802.11n USB adapter, sold by ThinkPenguin. This wireless adapter is based on the Atheros AR9271, using the same chip and firmware as the TPE-N150USB, which was awarded RYF certification in April. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF&rsquo;s standards in regard to users&rsquo; freedom, control over the product, and privacy. The TPE-N150USBL can be purchased from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkpenguin.com\/TPE-N150USBL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thinkpenguin.com\/TPE-N150USBL<\/a>.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsf.org\/news\/a-second-fsf-certified-device-from-thinkpenguin-long-range-usb-wifi-adapter-with-atheros-chip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See on fsf.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See on Scoop.it &#8211; Rights &amp; LibertiesBOSTON, Massachusetts, USA \u2014 Monday, June 24th, 2013 \u2014 The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the TPE-N150USBL long-range 802.11n USB adapter, sold by ThinkPenguin. 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