Re: : Looking for advice on router software

The bufferbloat troops (and Van Jacobsen) are mostly playing on the
openwrt side.

--dave

On 05/23/2014 06:54 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/[email protected]>
>
> | I hear openwrt is much more open than the dd-wrt community these days.
>
> From
> <https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=44218>
>
> 	DD-WRT is using closed-source wl driver (they have access to
> 	the source, so can compile it against any kernel).
>
> I understand that because BrainSlayer has signed NDAs, he can
> support Broadcom chipsets better than OpenWRT.
>
> OpenWRT's (human) organization is much more to my liking so I try to
> avoid Broadcom chips.
>
> It strikes me that <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT> seems
> santized.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:DD-WRT> is worth a look.
> It includes the phrase "GPL terrorism".
>
> See also
>   <http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3816236>
>   <http://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/modifying-dd-wrts-protected-gui/>
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