From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from uplift.swm.pp.se (ipv6.swm.pp.se [IPv6:2a00:801::f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A1523B2A4 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:31:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by uplift.swm.pp.se (Postfix, from userid 501) id 64BF6B1; Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:31:46 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=swm.pp.se; s=mail; t=1532683906; bh=1HzvpEBRx0nVQk7HN8QLKCazOU5IzJk5husVwoTy7s8=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=mb33Ro2uKb5IwdFmNNRnQ3dtgo+ZTgS/OA19PN3V+XgH7HDYsazw9XfP+Md/rAAWN /T0J80PIiUqbK2vCpy5c/0BXRUaYlk49rG6rvsJBilsf7jNGmc60RQGLKLW3ucheRS VP8Ri/0QGwbXuW0hyZPXfDUZyYgSI+mfsnjA/VIg= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by uplift.swm.pp.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 630E89F; Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:31:46 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:31:46 +0200 (CEST) From: Mikael Abrahamsson To: "dpreed@deepplum.com" cc: Jonathan Morton , cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net In-Reply-To: <1532623718.389715294@apps.rackspace.com> Message-ID: References: <1532623718.389715294@apps.rackspace.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (DEB 67 2015-01-07) Organization: People's Front Against WWW MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] So how far behind is the embedded router world, still? X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 09:31:48 -0000 On Thu, 26 Jul 2018, dpreed@deepplum.com wrote: > How would one get Linux Foundation to raise money to sponsor a router software initiative? https://prplfoundation.org/2016/07/18/prpl-foundation-adds-carrier-interest-group-to-shape-the-future-of-smart-home-technology/ But it's based off of OpenWrt, so still lots of classic Linux userspace. What it's trying to do is create common APIs that the binary blobs can be used with, so less intrusive modifications of the kernel are needed to hook in packet accelerators and other things not typically handled by the Linux kernel (which is a major driver for the lack of up-to-date kernels in HGWs and other IoT devices). -- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se