Re: build a hack box of choice?

Throwing out our "own Linux AP hardware" idea...  I wonder if the people 
with the know-how could some how be supported by the community with 
donations or bounties.

WISPs and tinkerers might be able to put together a large enough bounty 
on specific hardware.  Some of these guys make it look pretty easy.  If 
they had $1K infront of them it might help.

Is there ANY sub-$60 802.11g SOHO AP that I can do Linux on without 
being a guru?  I think so... But does the WiFi work?  I don't know.  I 
would be totally willing to donate to a guru who could pave this path.

I will put up $50...  and another $50 if the hw is not EOLed within 6 
months of the hack.

Thanks for the great discussion...
-Scott


Bruno Lopes F. Cabral wrote:
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> running linux would easy for these guys, I think, but as
> you said, it's more earn more/quickier and "go hell" to
> customers that are capable of more than just point & click
> their router
>
> it is nice that current hardware could run unstripped linux,
> and the efforts to port to them are good, too. the pitty is
> that the guys who knows how to do this quickier don't
> have time/conditions ($$$) to do so for us, normal ppl
> just tweak their distro ;-)
>
> well, time to turn back to reality!! LoL
>
> Cheers
> !3runo