Calling All Hackers: Help Us Build an Open Wireless RouterPeter Eckersley, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, and Ranga Krishnan The software aims to do several things that existing routers dont do wellor dont do at all. We are beginning a journey that we hope will attract supporters and fellow travelers to help reach the following goals:1 We are offering this hacker alpha release to engage enthusiastic technical users who would like to help us test, develop, improve, and harden the Open Wireless Router. Currently the software runs on one specific model of hardware (the Netgear WNDR3800) and is based on theCeroWRT project. If you have a WNDR3800 router, you can get the developer preview imagehere and learn how to flash it here. If youd like to hack on the code base, you can find code and instructions on building it at Github. This Open Wireless Router prototype is made possible by the generous contribution of project resources and developers from ThoughtWorks, which came about through their exemplary social impact program. We are also very grateful for assistance from Dave Tht of CeroWRT and the Wi-Fi router hackers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE). 1.For further details, questions, and offers of assistance, please start with the FAQ and Github pages. If that does not suffice or for press inquiries please contact Ranga Krishnan 2.The prototype implementation includes a defined ceiling for instantaneous guest throughput as well as a long-term quota. In the future, we will implement a dynamic ceiling so that while you arent using your network, guests can temporarily borrow it at full speed if enough quota remains available. Visit EFF.org where this article first appeared for more internet and digital freedom and privacy 