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this post was submitted on 30 May 2024
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OpenWRT is better for a lot of reasons. It isn't as user friendly but if you know a little networking you will be fine. The big thing is that automatic updates aren't a thing so make sure you manually update.
OpenWRT is pretty user friendly, in my experience.
It isn't half bad but it does use a lot of terminology and can be overwhelming because it has so many options
That’s why it’s user friendly. Try configuring one of those “user friendly” consumer grade crap routers. Due to the use non-standard descriptions in a misguided effort to be user friendly no one actually has any clue what settings actually do.
Good point but most people don't have a good networking background. That's why some companies ship openWRT with custom skins
Relevant xkcd
I know the target demographic for a privacy community will likely have a good networking background. But “most” is likely an overstatement. I think most people don’t even know what a router does, much less how to configure one.
I made a typo.
So that's why everyone is getting triggered
But with those ‘user friendly’ UI’s no one knows what they’re doing. The user doesn’t know regardless and now the expert they ask for help has no clue either.
I disagree. It automatically sets up location and a password which is a big step. You keep clicking next until you are done
That works great until it doesn’t, and then you’re fucked.