Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

These pages are dedicated to Free and Open Source Software, which is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code.

Please contribute links which are usefull for the wireless community.


Amateur Radio

Linux Hamsoft Database - radio.linux.org.au

theKibbeeRadio AmateurPreservation Society - www.k4hvk.com/linux_links


FOSS Organisations

LocalFOSS www.localfoss.org

The Free Software Foundation www.fsf.org

International Open Source Network www.iosn.net


Open Source Firmwares/Embedded OSes

This page lists the various open source firmware replacements for wireless AP devices such as Linksys WRT54G or Mitsubishi R100 or operating systems for embedded devices such as PC Engines WRAP.

OpenWrt is a Linux distribution for embedded devices, it will install on a wide variety of architectures from wireless APs to x86 - openwrt.org
See also: X-Wrt is a set of packages that enhance the end user experience of OpenWrt - x-wrt.org

DD-WRT is an easy to use firmware replacement for Broadcom based devices such as Linksys WRT54G and Asus-WL500g - www.dd-wrt.com

Ewrt is a firmware replacement specifically for the Linksys WRT54G, maintaining the Linksys look and feel but adding an array of features - www.portless.net
Note: Ewrt project has recently closed and is up for adoption

Freifunk Firmware is a firmware replacement with an emphasis on OLSR. It will run with as little as 2 MB of flash - freifunk.net/wiki/FreifunkFirmwareEnglish