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Re:OpenWRT turns 20; wants to launch their "first upstream s... by applied_heat on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:04AM (#38940046)
They aren’t just trying to sell a router, they are trying to make available a fully open router without blobs right from boot, that is unbrickable, and selling it essentially at cost
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Re:OpenWRT turns 20; wants to launch their "first upstream s... by CyberDildonics on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:09AM (#38940111)
Where are the numbers here? How does what you are saying connect to what is being talked about in a concrete way? You are talking about software and saying it has to cost $100 or more while there are $30 routers on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082HH24YY/

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Re:OpenWRT turns 20; wants to launch their "first upstream s... by dwater on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:59AM (#38940658)
This is more or less discussed in the link. They started looking at BananaPi products as a starting point, but have some requirements that existing boards don't fulfill. One in particular that probably precludes all of the $30 boards you're talking is:

"that this router isabeautiful (sic) example of excellent GPL/LGPL compliance"

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Re:OpenWRT turns 20; wants to launch their "first upstream s... by d3w4s9 on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @04:49PM (#38943736)
These routers are crap. Anyone who cares a tiny bit about their wireless connectivity won't buy this. And I don't think OpenWRT wants to associate their name with "low-quality" routers.
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Re:OpenWRT turns 20; wants to launch their "first upstream s... by CyberDildonics on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @05:38PM (#38944448)
What you are saying here is speculation. Most router's shortcoming is software. I've used cheap netgear routers with openwrt and they work incredibly well.
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