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Netgear Launches Open Source-Friendly Wireless Router

Posted by timothy on from the market-linksys-chose-to-mostly-ignore dept.

An anonymous reader submits news of Netgear's release of the "open source Wireless-G Router (model WGR614L), enabling Linux developers and enthusiasts to create firmware for specialized applications, and supported by a dedicated open source community. The router supports the most popular open source firmware; Tomato and DD-WRT are available on WGR614L, making it easier for users to develop a wide variety of applications. The router is targeted at people who want custom firmware on their router without worrying about issues, and enjoy the benefits of having an open source wireless router."

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  1. What's the point of a new wireless-G one? by mrchaotica · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here in 2008, I'm only interested in Free Software-friendly 802.11 N routers. Anybody know of any?

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  2. Losing Marketshare to Linksys by MBCook · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So they finally decided to stop handing the Linux tweakable router market to Linksys/Cisco, huh? Let's see, how long did that take?

    According to Wikipedia, Linksys cut hardware back on their routers and released the hackable WRT54GL in 2005. So they've done nothing but ignore this market for nearly 4 years.

    Took someone else long enough.

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