It's been a pain here in #Germany having to rent a #modem / #router combo provided by #Telekom without other options: no standalone modems, no bridge mode. I'm not seeing any third-party modems on the marketplace, so while not technically a victim of #RouterLockIn , because Telekom isn't the one limiting my choices, I don't have the #RouterFreedom from my #ISP that the @fsfe is a proponent of.

@rene_dev
@fsfe Free choice for #RouterFreedom is if you can use your previous one, a 20 euro second hand one empowered with #OpenWRT, one you got as a gift from a friend, one with the latest technology you got on a deal, a refurbished one, the old enterprise-grade one you got at work for your #homelab or the #RaspberryPi just because. Freedom of choice regardless of the practical cost. My home internet runs on cheap second hand routers with #OpenWRT and works great!

RT Free Software Foundation Europe
Good News! The @EU_Commission has published a study on the future of Net Neutrality regulation, confirming #RouterFreedom as a priority for the future implementation of Open Internet in 🇪🇺
Interested? You can find it here - https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/e1f1154f-ee2f-11ed-a05c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-285823692 https://t.co/SJXJIlb0e8

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/fsfe/status/1669652143681282049

@meso @7666 @get @jeffcliff

Looks like a person in #Australia, waiting for a #modem that can work will the NationalBroadbandNetwork (#NBN) and #OpenWRT.

#routerFreedom

New Software Freedom Podcast: SFP#20: All about Device Neutrality with Lucas Lasota. Available on https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-20.html Please contribute to the Router Freedom campaign by filling in the survey: https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/628449 #FSFE #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom

Freeing a router by flashing #OpenWRT always feels good. Now doing a couple of Netgear WNDR4300's. They also function great as wireless access points. On the campaign website you can learn about the importance of #RouterFreedom and why we at @fsfe work hard for it https://fsfe.org/activities/routers/routers.en.html #FSFE

Articles laud a particular team at a #dotCon for finding vulnerabilities in a #modem.

The funny thing is the #vulnerability appears to be in the #firmware and not the modem per se. The firmware is likely #propietary, so this is *not* not the great success story for the dotCon as the #securityTheatre-hungry talking heads may suggest.

Modems will be safer when they are fully #FOSS

#routerFreedom #modemFreedom #RCE #gooGlE #remoteCodeExecution

Router freedom comes
To Greece with ISP changes
For all Internet users

#greece #routerfreedom #isp #internet #haiku #poetry

http://thenextweb.com/news/router-freedom-arrived-in-greece-heres-what-it-means

@fsfe

We are interested in #RouterFreedom initiatives in #Australia, but there appears to be nothing happening here. This is not surprising however given the anti-scientific and nepotistic governance models adopted in this country.

@vfrmedia
Nice, that sounds similar to how #RouterFreedom is done in practice in other countries as well. They allow it but provide minimal support or guarantees.
@lispi314 @gbraad

@gbraad
The cost effect also works the other way around: no need to replace the modem when switching and they can be kept operational for longer. Bridging often comes with technical limitations and the added energy consumption of a second device. Netherlands was already quite decent for #RouterFreedom before it became mandatory. And there are plenty of technical consumers using that freedom and sharing tips and trick on forums like #Tweakers Good to hear your experience in East Asia

Bon @orange a modifié son réseau cette nuit et a cassé mon internet.

Vu qu'il n'imagine pas que je puisse ne pas utiliser la Livebox et mettre mon propre routeur, je n'ai pas été prévenu 😡

Il y a du travail pour avancer sur la liberté de choix du routeur abonné #routerfreedom

In 2023, the @fsfe will commit several efforts for #RouterFreedom and #DeviceNeutrality.

ISPs still block routers on fiber networks, and the implementation of the DMA will be challenging.

Please help with a donation, your support enables our work!

Open question. Is #routerFreedom possible in Australia?

Has anyone in #Australia been able to run the #NBN (NationalBroadbandNetwork) through devices they own outright, while also using #FOSS firmware such as #OpenWRT.

If so we'd love to know your experience.

How long have you been running it? Is it difficult to maintain? Etc.

#VDSL #modems #modemFreedom @fsfe @nicorikken

The printed #GPL license notice in the box of the router I installed with #OpenWRT this year. Proof of how a license choice can have a far reaching impact. The GPLv2 licensed #Linux kernel is fundamental to openness and community collaboration. At @fsfe we defend your rights to actually use routers with custom firmware https://fsfe.org/activities/routers/ #RouterFreedom

The printed #GPL license notice in the box of the router I installed with #OpenWRT this year. Proof of how a license choice can have a far reaching impact. The GPLv2 licensed #Linux kernel is fundamental to openness and community collaboration. At @fsfe we defend your rights to actually use routers with custom firmware https://fsfe.org/activities/routers/ #RouterFreedom

RT @fsfe@twitter.com

Routers are gateways to the Internet. Being able to control modems is key not only to #softwarefreedom but also to security, privacy, and energy consumption.

Recently we successfully worked on #RouterFreedom in Greece, Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy.
https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220928-01.html#router-freedom

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/fsfe/status/1596464281427615744

Routers are gateways to the Internet. Being able to control modems is key not only to #softwarefreedom but also to security, privacy, and energy consumption.

Recently we successfully worked on #RouterFreedom in Greece, Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy.

https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220928-01.html#router-freedom

Routers are gateways to the Internet. Being able to control modems is key not only to #softwarefreedom but also to security, privacy, and energy consumption.

Recently we successfully worked on #RouterFreedom in Greece, Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy.

https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220928-01.html#router-freedom

@fsfe #routerfreedom for all europe country, yes please !