My OpenWrt observations
OpenWrt is a highly extensible Linux distribution for over 2,000 commercial-off-the-shelf devices, typically wireless routers. Although incredibly popular and versatile, it's not without its challenges, especially for newcomers. Being one of those newbies, I'll share the observations I've collected along my journey in case they help others. Observation #1: there's no installer Almost every open source project has a quick start guide with a short, step-by-step tutorial or a one-liner script to install it. Not OpenWRT. Their quick start guide for OpenWrt installation is actually just a wiki introduction page that links to a factory installation page that tells you to "Follow the device-specific instructions of your manufacturer's user guide" and then links to more wiki pages which link to more wiki pages... ..which leads me to my next observation: Observation #2: a vast ocean of wiki and forum pages Documentation is great and a rare commodity in the t
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