Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What is ThinkPenguin?

[Dmitry Alexandrov]

Adam Bolte wrote:
> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 10:17:23AM +0300, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote:
>> I’m pretty curious, how did thinkpenguin.com explain themselves when
>> you asked them?
>
> I didn't ask (although perhaps I should have), I just assumed they
> know what they're selling. It's the only time I've ever purchased
> anything from them though.
>
> I also didn't find out about this issue until some months after the
> purchase

It is never late to ask.  You might have not found the issue with
bluetooth for a much longer period of time if you were happy using wi-fi
only.

> I didn't have time to immediately investigate, and just
> assumed Bluetooth wasn't working because of the old Debian kernel I
> was using at the time. However the card they currently sell still
> looks to be the same.

The whole point to buy something from thinkpenguin.com for 59 $ [0]
instead of the very same (but unbranded) device for 15 $ somewhere else
[1] (besides a wish to support free software, of course) is *not* to
investigate whether is works, and why if it does not.

[0] 
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/wireless-n-dual-band-bluetooth-40-m2-ngff-combo-card
[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XMQPOLY