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diff --git a/public/ryf-routers.html b/public/ryf-routers.html index a8f2a58..fe71b51 100644 --- a/public/ryf-routers.html +++ b/public/ryf-routers.html @@ -9,16 +9,34 @@ <body> <header><a href="/">Luke Shumaker</a> » <a href=/blog>blog</a> » ryf-routers</header> <article> -<h1 id="im-excited-about-the-new-ryf-certified-routers-from-thinkpenguin">I’m excited about the new RYF-certified routers from ThinkPenguin</h1> -<p>I just learned that on Wednesday, the FSF <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin">awarded</a> the <abbr title="Respects Your Freedom">RYF</abbr> certification to the <a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/TPE-NWIFIROUTER">Think Penguin TPE-NWIFIROUTER</a> wireless router.</p> -<p>I didn’t find this information directly published up front, but simply: It is a re-branded <strong>TP-Link TL-841ND</strong> modded to be running <a href="http://librecmc.com/">libreCMC</a>.</p> -<p>I’ve been a fan of the TL-841/740 line of routers for several years now. They are dirt cheap (if you go to Newegg and sort by “cheapest,” it’s frequently the TL-740N), are extremely reliable, and run OpenWRT like a champ. They are my go-to routers.</p> -<p>(And they sure beat the snot out of the Arris TG862 that it seems like everyone has in their homes now. I hate that thing, it even has buggy packet scheduling.)</p> +<h1 +id="im-excited-about-the-new-ryf-certified-routers-from-thinkpenguin">I’m +excited about the new RYF-certified routers from ThinkPenguin</h1> +<p>I just learned that on Wednesday, the FSF <a +href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin">awarded</a> +the <abbr title="Respects Your Freedom">RYF</abbr> certification to the +<a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/TPE-NWIFIROUTER">Think Penguin +TPE-NWIFIROUTER</a> wireless router.</p> +<p>I didn’t find this information directly published up front, but +simply: It is a re-branded <strong>TP-Link TL-841ND</strong> modded to +be running <a href="http://librecmc.com/">libreCMC</a>.</p> +<p>I’ve been a fan of the TL-841/740 line of routers for several years +now. They are dirt cheap (if you go to Newegg and sort by “cheapest,” +it’s frequently the TL-740N), are extremely reliable, and run OpenWRT +like a champ. They are my go-to routers.</p> +<p>(And they sure beat the snot out of the Arris TG862 that it seems +like everyone has in their homes now. I hate that thing, it even has +buggy packet scheduling.)</p> <p>So this announcement is <del>doubly</del>triply exciting for me:</p> <ul> -<li>I have a solid recommendation for a router that doesn’t require me or them to manually install an after-market firmware (buy it from ThinkPenguin).</li> -<li>If it’s for me, or someone technical, I can cut costs by getting a stock TP-Link from Newegg, installing libreCMC ourselves.</li> -<li>I can install a 100% libre distribution on my existing routers (until recently, they were not supported by any of the libre distributions, not for technical reasons, but lack of manpower).</li> +<li>I have a solid recommendation for a router that doesn’t require me +or them to manually install an after-market firmware (buy it from +ThinkPenguin).</li> +<li>If it’s for me, or someone technical, I can cut costs by getting a +stock TP-Link from Newegg, installing libreCMC ourselves.</li> +<li>I can install a 100% libre distribution on my existing routers +(until recently, they were not supported by any of the libre +distributions, not for technical reasons, but lack of manpower).</li> </ul> <p>I hope to get libreCMC installed on my boxes this weekend!</p> |