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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 &quot;cheapest,&quot; 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>
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<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>
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<p>I hope to get libreCMC installed on my boxes this weekend!</p>

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