LibreCMC

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LibreCMC
Dark libreCMC Logo.png
OS familyUnix-like (based on OpenWrt)
Working stateActive
Initial release20 October 2012; 7 years ago (2012-10-20)
Latest release1.5.0a / 2 February 2020; 43 days ago (2020-02-02)[1]
Repository
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PlatformsMIPS
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux-libre)
UserlandGNU
LicenseGPLv2[2][3]
Preceded byLEDE/LibreWRT
Official websitelibrecmc.org Edit this at Wikidata

LibreCMC is a GNU/Linux-libre distribution for computers with minimal resources, such as the Ben NanoNote, ath9k-based Wi-Fi routers, and other hardware with emphasis on free software. Based on OpenWrt, the project's goal is to aim for compliance with the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) and ensure that the project continues to meet these requirements set forth by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). LibreCMC does not support ac (Wi-Fi 5) or ax (Wi-Fi 6) due to a lack of free chipsets.[4]

Another project named LibreWRT was listed by the website prism-break.org[5] as one of the alternatives to proprietary firmware.[6] Initially developed as a case study, LibreWRT was merged to the libreCMC project in 2015.[7][8][9] As of 2020, releases will not utilize codenames anymore.

History[edit]

Release History[edit]

Version Codename Codebase Release Patch Level[10] Annotation / Improvements
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2 Delusional Dan 2014 First public binary release
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.3 Elegant Eleanor 2015 1.3.2 LibreWRT merged to the project, LTS
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4 Frivolous Fred LEDE 17.01 2019 1.4.9 Release based on LEDE
Current stable version: 1.5 OpenWRT 19.07 2020 1.5.0 ath79 replaces ar71xx targets[10];

tiny sub-target replaces the old legacy images[10];

First release built on Power9 hardware[10]

1.5.0a Fixes CVE-2020-7982, CVE-2020-7248
Legend:
Old version
Older version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release

List of supported Hardware[edit]

LibreCMC is supporting the following devices:[11]

Melco

Netgear

  • WNDR3800
    • v1.x

TP-Link

  • TL-MR3020
    • v1
  • TL-WR741ND
    • v1 - v2,
    • v4.20 - v4.27
  • TL-WR841ND
    • v5.x
    • v8.x
    • v9.x
  • TL-WR842ND
    • v1
    • v2
  • TL-WR1043ND
    • v1.x
    • v2.x
    • v3.x
    • v4.x
  • TL-WR1043N
    • v5.x

ThinkPenguin

Qi-Hardware

  • Ben Nanonote

Vikings Store

  • WNDR3800WRT

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LibreCMC Releases". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Website of LibreCMC". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ https://librecmc.org/faq.html
  5. ^ "Looking to hide online? PRISM-break shows you how". Telecom Tech News. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ^ Zhong, Peng. "LibreWRT - Projects - PRISM Break". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ^ "libreCMC Project News". 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ^ "LibreWRT: What we use for wifi at the FSF — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  9. ^ "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation".
  10. ^ a b c d Version-Releases of LibreCMC. Website of the software developer. Accessed on June the 19th in 2019
  11. ^ List of supported Hardware by LibreCMC. Website of the software developer. Accessed on June the 19. in 2019

External links[edit]

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