Nico Huber has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/31225 )
Change subject: src/mainboard/lenovo/g505s/Kconfig: disable DRIVERS_INTEL_WIFI by default ......................................................................
Patch Set 2:
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https://review.coreboot.org/#/c/31225/2//COMMIT_MSG@13 PS2, Line 13: have a much better software freedom status and are the preferred choice.
As far as I know there haven't been any significant architecture changes between the various chips o […]
Again, the comment about firmware free Atheros seems to predate all ath9k effort / chips. I didn't check all of them, just few random but they were from 2006 and the comment is from 2004. In fact, nobody ever said ath9k chips would be firmware free (beside the people copy pasting in the tables of the mentioned wiki page). Please don't try to change the facts by arguing. If you want to know, ask Atheros.
You don't have to convince me that hardwired implementations are possible. You have to convince enough consumers to pay a chip vendor for the effort.