Re: : Fwd: The open source ready Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router is here! FREE Shipping for a limited time only.

"Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/[email protected]>
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 09:34:11AM -0400, William Witteman wrote:
> For an open source router, I find this one interesting:
> 
> http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/open-source-dd-wrt/airstation-highpower-n450-gigabit-dd-wrt-wireless-router
> 
> It is apparently running DD-WRT out of the box.  I don't know how easy
> it is to upgrade, but I am quite tempted by it just because I like to
> incentivize companies to make computer products that I actually own,
> rather than appliances or hardware that I am effectively licensing
> rather than purchasing.

I was told by someone recently (I forget who), that DD-WRT doesn't
necesarily mean it is that open.  Some people are certainly describing
DD-WRT as the closed source version of OpenWRT with less features
these days.

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