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+ <title>I'm excited about the new RYF-certified routers from ThinkPenguin — Luke T. Shumaker</title>
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+<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>
+</ul>
+<p>I hope to get libreCMC installed on my boxes this weekend!</p>
+
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