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### 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 interest 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 these devices seem a bit out of date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/
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