Re: Won't happen again - dslreports.com

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Morac join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ ·Comcast	reply to TKJunkMail Re: Won't happen again Linksys has sold tons of WRT54G routers because of this, why would Linksys go back to a proprietary system? Remember Linksys released all the tools needed to compile their firware. They didn't need to do this to comply with the GPL license. They could have just only the source code that they changed which would have made impossible or at least much harder to make 3rd party firmware. They could also have charged for the source code which they didn't. Like the article said, this was a "win-win" situation because both Linksys and the consumers benefitted. Why would Linksys risk the success of their new routers by going proprietary? -- The Comcast Disney Avatar has been retired.
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TKJunkMail Enjoy the sun Premium join:2002-03-03 Avalon, NJ ·Sprint Mobile Broa.. ·Comcast	said by Morac : Linksys has sold tons of WRT54G routers because of this, why would Linksys go back to a proprietary system? Why would Linksys risk the success of their new routers by going proprietary? How about because Linksys was bought by Cisco(who is dead set against open source code). And how about that Linksys hasn't made source code available for any of their other product lines than the WRT54 line that has the open source code in it. -- -- Join Red Room Forum My Web Page
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DaDogs Semper Vigilantis Premium join:2004-02-28 Deltaville, VA	said by TKJunkMail : said by Morac : Linksys has sold tons of WRT54G routers because of this, why would Linksys go back to a proprietary system? Why would Linksys risk the success of their new routers by going proprietary? How about because Linksys was bought by Cisco(who is dead set against open source code). And how about that Linksys hasn't made source code available for any of their other product lines than the WRT54 line that has the open source code in it. Linksys was OWNED by Cisco when they released the WRT54G. -- How can I improve my WiFi signal?
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Morac join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ ·Comcast	reply to TKJunkMail said by TKJunkMail : How about because Linksys was bought by Cisco(who is dead set against open source code). And how about that Linksys hasn't made source code available for any of their other product lines than the WRT54 line that has the open source code in it. A WRT54G with 3rd party firmware is not the same as a Cisco router. They might contain similar functionality, but Cisco routers are designed for corporations that contains hundreds or thousands of users. Cisco routers are also used on many of the major Internet hubs. No one in their right mind would replace a Cisco router with a Linksys WRT54g in these instances since the WRT54g wasn't designed to handle that much traffic. The WRT54g is for home use with the occasion small business thrown in. Cisco won't lose much money by allowing open source on their Linksys branded products because their marketed to people who would never buy a Cisco router. Cisco is just shooting themselves in the foot if they think otherwise. -- The Comcast Disney Avatar has been retired.
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