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Linksys Releases GPLed Code for WRT54G

Posted by michael on from the happy-thoughts dept.

petree writes "I stumbled across this on the Linksys website. Linksys has apparently caved to community pressure and released the GPLed source for linux running on their WRT54G. Cool Beans!"

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  1. FP by Xeo2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP?

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  2. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    can it kill fetii?

  3. how... by deadsaijinx* · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is this "Your Rights Online" .... ?

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  4. Start of an era? by myoohn · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hum...so Linksys release the GPL'ed driver..and will other network vendors follow? what if other hardware vendors also relase open-source driver?

    next thing you know, Microsoft is GPL'ing Windows!!

    oh wait, I can already hear Billy yelling "NOT IN A THOUSAND YEARS!!"

  5. Should hit any time now... by igabe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Those "Cool Beans" are sure to bring a pleasant smell to all who come near. A pleasant, lethal smell.

    Fetii might just die.

    R.I.P.

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  6. Vintage Slashdot: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "So IBM announces a 25 gig hard drive... does the world need this yet? Unless this is in a RAID, would you really want to trust 25 gigs on a single drive? What would you use this for? 400+ hours of MP3s comes to mind... "

  7. Cisco... by LucidityZero · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why has no one brought up that they are now owned by Cisco? Cisco is normally regarded as a fair and tolerant company, overall. I mean... I know they just purchase anyone that might be competition, but... I've always held Cisco in pretty good light...

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