########################################## components

see http://rhombus-tech.net/evaluated_cpus/ for a list and analysis

beaglebone uses the cortex A8 AM3358. design files are open hardware. 

allwinner A10 ARM chip
    http://elinux.org/Hack_A10_devices
    http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/
    http://www.wits-tech.com/pages/board.jsp

Marvell MV78200 ("sheeva")
    4 gige ports
    2x 1ghz armv5 chips
    2x SATA
    2x PCI-express x4
    $60 or less?
    http://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/discovery-innovation/applications.jsp

########################################## existing organizations/projects

FreedomBox

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk

http://rhombus-tech.net 
    community company" based around new modular computing format. no hardware yet

FSF hardware endorsement
    http://www.fsf.org/news/endorsement-criteria
    ugh, includes "GNU/linux" terminology, not having "ready for ..." other
    operating systems, etc. maybe have an ultra-libre variant?

########################################## existing hardware

bufferbloat evaluations:
http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/uberwrt/wiki/Hardware_evaluation

http://routerboard.com/
    modular router equipment (!), potential dev kit?
    RB751G-2HnD has atheros 400mhz AR7241 SoC, 64mb RAM

netgear n600, others
    qualcomm atheros ar7161 SoC MIPS 680MHz, 64mb ram, 8mb flash
    dual atheros wifi phy (one 2.4ghz, one 5ghz)
    rtl8366s internal switch
    http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700

asus powerful device
    http://www.amazon.com/RT-N16-Wireless-N-Maximum-Performance-single/dp/B00387G6R8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328077297&sr=8-1

comodity routers

http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html
    good hardware development platform? these devices seem a bit out of date
    and have super complex layout

https://www.excito.com/node/9

########################################## existing businesses

http://republicwireless.com/ (hybrid wifi/cellular android phone service,
$20/month. depends on pervasive wifi)

http://corp.fon.com/en

http://meraki.com/products/wireless/enterprise-cloud-controller (from roofnet, like open-mesh.com, "cloud" management interface))

http://untangle.com/ (firewall-as-a-service, charges monthly rates to
organizations. reuse existing hardware or sells dell servers "appliances" at a
markup)

http://owncloud.com/ (business?)

########################################## misc

bufferbloat:
http://gettys.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/introducing-the-criminal-mastermind-bufferbloat/