On 05/12/2017 10:02 AM, Edwin van Drunen wrote: > As a long time user of OpenWRT and recent “LEDE convert” I would also like to > chime in on the naming and branding of the post-merge project. > > My employer and several of my industrial clients have used OpenWRT/LEDE > extensively over the past few years in many projects, ranging from routers > and access points to embedded servers and industrial controllers. > It was the small footprint combined with the versatility of the platform that > made it work and the availability of generic pre-built images for many > platforms and documentation that made it a success. > But despite the great track record of the system, there was always a bit of a > “hobbyist” feel that the OpenWRT name brought with it and a sense of > unprofessionalism being perceived by management and some end users. > Most likely this is because the name OpenWRT is strongly related to “hacking" > consumer routers (WRT54GL etc.) and the 90’s style website also didn’t help. > > When LEDE was forked and presented as a more multi-purpose embedded linux, > came with new releases quickly and with a more modern website and interface > to code and documentation, the switch was easily made. > Not having WRT in the name, implying it would be for wireless routers, but > instead using the broad term “development environment” was helping to better > describe what the platform is and give it a more professional sound. > With the new name the platform was now seen as a professional piece of > infrastructure. > >
For what is worth, I agree with what Edwin wrote here. -Alberto _______________________________________________ Lede-dev mailing list Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev
