On Monday, December 12, 2022, Vitaly Zaitsev via devel <devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
On 11/12/2022 20:53, Adam Williamson wrote:
There's a PR at
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/linux-firmware/pull-request/9  , and
Intel folks seem receptive to the idea of removing at least some of the
older ones upstream too.

So, you want the still-working Wi-Fi chipsets to stop working? Terrible change. Strongly -1.

72XX, 82XX and 9XXX are still used even in new budget-class laptops.


There is a misunderstanding, it's not about older chips but about older firmware versions, required for older kernels.