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There's only 1 (one) all-open chip I know of: ath9k ar9271 802.11n 2.4 GHz from 2011.

Atheros (now Qualcomm) released its firmware source: https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware

I have many, many these dongles :)

Are you talking about router firmware or NIC drivers? There's a slim chance of vendors opening drivers, but firmware is never going to happen.

Even Intel is doing a poor job with firmwares. Its been such a pain lately to deal with them (WIFI, LAN, CAMERA). Its no longer just plug and play.

Unfortunately ( for the WiFi Alliance ) that doesn't sell new kit.

WiFi should be like Bluetooth. One stack with generic drivers.

Yeah, somehow nobody invented HCI for Wi-Fi chips. USB has it, Bluetooth has it, but not Wi-Fi.