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Wireless Router hacks
- Thread starter JaY_III
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The Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS can be updated with a hacked firmware from Sourceforge or Sveasoft. Since these routers are based on Realtek network chips, some people have said that other routers can be updated with these same firmwares, but I have never had any experience with it.
The firmwares are open source, so are free to download, but in order to use Sveasoft's, you are supposed to pay them $20 for a year of support and free updates.
The firmwares are open source, so are free to download, but in order to use Sveasoft's, you are supposed to pay them $20 for a year of support and free updates.
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Does that mean you can get the Sveasoft one for free initially?Slackfumasta said:
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There are places that you can get them for free because they believe that under GPL, these cannot be sold for money, and must be freely distributed.
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Linkage?Slackfumasta said:
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What you pay sveasoft for is "support" and with that "support" you gain access to the beta's. But once you have a beta you can distribute it freely per the GPL....
http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewforum.php?f=12
Is where you can find some of the latest firmwares......
http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewforum.php?f=12
Is where you can find some of the latest firmwares......
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Sveasoft isn't happy about it's software being distributed though, which is why I didn't post a link.
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they may not be happy but its not illegal. 
Great software BTW and if James hadn't taken to the tactics he did he would have my 20 bux in the bank because its a great firmware upgrade. but with the threats and bans I prefer to not want to support the "support".
Great software BTW and if James hadn't taken to the tactics he did he would have my 20 bux in the bank because its a great firmware upgrade. but with the threats and bans I prefer to not want to support the "support".
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Slackfumasta said:
If the GPL specifys as suggested that software under this licence can not be sold how do you think that Redhat, SuSE get around this with Linux ???
Your understanding of the GPL Public Licence is incorrect. When the GPL (General Public License) uses the term free software, it is referring to freedom, not price. The General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.
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Hey, it's not my understanding of GPL, it's theirs
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