First of all the Librem5 is as open as possible, i.e. if there is a way to support this or another kind of mesh networking then you will be able to add this function to the Librem5 - as long as the software needed for this is free and works on Linux on ARM (ARM64 to be more precise). There will be no restrictions from our side, none at all.
But I also have to point out that we are bound to what we find on the market, concerning hardware and drivers. The latter can be modified to support what is needed for meshes but hardware usually is hard to change. We are currently looking for as good as possible free software supported WiFi and BT chips that do not require runtime firmware and are power saving enough for a mobile device. This turns out not to be very easy. Once we settle on some type we will check thoroughly for mesh requirements.
So yes, your voice(s) are heard! And we will do our best to support mesh networking, in soft- and hardware on the Librem5.
First of all the Librem5 is as open as possible, i.e. if there is a way to support this or another kind of mesh networking then you will be able to add this function to the Librem5 - as long as the software needed for this is free and works on Linux on ARM (ARM64 to be more precise). There will be no restrictions from our side, none at all.
But I also have to point out that we are bound to what we find on the market, concerning hardware and drivers. The latter can be modified to support what is needed for meshes but hardware usually is hard to change. We are currently looking for as good as possible free software supported WiFi and BT chips that do not require runtime firmware and are power saving enough for a mobile device. This turns out not to be very easy. Once we settle on some type we will check thoroughly for mesh requirements.
So yes, your voice(s) are heard! And we will do our best to support mesh networking, in soft- and hardware on the Librem5.
Cheers nicole