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I'm excited about the new RYF-certified routers from ThinkPenguin
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date: "2014-09-12"
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I just learned that on Wednesday, the FSF
[awarded](https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin)
the <abbr title="Respects Your Freedom">RYF</abbr> 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!
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