I'm excited about the new RYF-certified routers from ThinkPenguin ================================================================= --- date: "2014-09-12" --- I just learned that on Wednesday, the FSF [awarded](https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin) the RYF certification to the [Think Penguin TPE-NWIFIROUTER](https://www.thinkpenguin.com/TPE-NWIFIROUTER) wireless router. I didn't find this information directly published up front, but simply: It is a re-branded **TP-Link TL-841ND** modded to be running [libreCMC](http://librecmc.com/). 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. (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.) So this announcement is ~~doubly~~triply exciting for me: - 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). - If it's for me, or someone technical, I can cut costs by getting a stock TP-Link from Newegg, installing libreCMC ourselves. - 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). I hope to get libreCMC installed on my boxes this weekend!