LibreCMC

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LibreCMC
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Initial release20 October 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-20)
Latest release1.5.14 Edit this on Wikidata / 3 October 2023; 6 months ago (3 October 2023)
Repository
LEDE/LibreWRT
Official websitelibrecmc.org Edit this at Wikidata

LibreCMC is a

ax (Wi-Fi 6) due to a lack of free chipsets.[3]

As of 2020, releases do not utilize codenames anymore. The acronym "CMC" in the libreCMC name stands for "Concurrent Machine Cluster".[4]

History

On April 23, 2014, libreCMC's first public release is mentioned in a Trisquel Linux forum.[5] On September 4, 2014, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) added libreCMC to its list of endorsed distributions.[6][7] Shortly afterwards, on September 12, 2014, the FSF awarded their Respects Your Freedom (RYF) Certification to a new router pre-installed with libreCMC.[8]

On May 2, 2015, libreCMC merged with the LibreWRT project.[9][10][11][12] LibreWRT, initially developed as a case study, was listed by the website prism-break.org[13] as one of the alternatives to proprietary firmware,[14] but today the website lists libreCMC.

On March 10, 2016, the FSF awarded their RYF certification to a new router pre-installed with libreCMC.[15]

On March 29, 2017, libreCMC began its first release based upon the LEDE (Linux Embedded Development Environment) 17.01 codebase.[16]

On January 3, 2020, libreCMC began its first release based upon the OpenWrt 19.07 codebase.[16]

Release history

Version Codename Codebase Release Linux-Libre Kernel Version Annotation / Improvements
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2.x Delusional Dan[17] 2014 First public binary release[17]
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.3.x Elegant Eleanor[17] 2015 LibreWRT merged to the project, LTS
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4 Frivolous Fred[17] LEDE 17.01 29 March 2017 Release based on LEDE
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.1 7 October 2017 Fixes various security issues (including dnsmasq and openvpn)
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.1a 17 October 2017 Fixes various security issues including: dnsmasq, openvpn and KRACK
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.2 1 January 2018 4.4.108
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.3 1 April 2018 4.4.120
  • openvpn 2.4.5
  • mbedtls 2.8.0
  • Tor was moved into base
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.4 6 July 2018 4.4.138
  • openvpn 2.4.6
  • mbedtls 2.9.0
  • Various other fixes
  • Complete removal of references to GitHub repositories
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.5 4 October 2018 4.4.159
  • wireguard 0.0.20181006
  • Introduced TL-WR1043N v5
  • Various other fixes
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.6 4 Jan 2019 4.4.167
  • uhttpd 2018-11-28
  • Wireguard 0.0.20181218
  • openssl 1.0.2q
  • mbedtls 2.14.1
  • Various other fixes
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.7 1 April 2019
  • Fixes CVE 2019-8912
  • Bump OpenVPN to 2.4.7
  • Added support for the TPE-R1200
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.8 30 June 2019 4.4.183
  • OpenSSL 1.0.2s
  • wolfssl 1.15-stable
  • mbedtls 1.16.1
  • Wireguard 0.2019.06.01
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4.9 2 October 2019 4.4.195
  • OpenSSL 1.0.2t
  • Tor 0.4.1.6
  • Wireguard 0.0.20190913
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5 N/A OpenWRT 19.07 3 January 2020
  • ath79 replaces ar71xx targets
  • tiny sub-target replaces the old legacy images
  • First release built on Power9 hardware
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.0a N/A 31 January 2020
  • Fixes
    CVE-2020-7982
  • Fixes
    CVE-2020-7248
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.1 N/A 1 April 2020 4.14.173
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.2 N/A 29 June 2020
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.3 N/A 2 October 2020 4.14.199
  • Updated Wireguard to 1.0.20200908
  • Added wolfssl support to luci
  • OpenSSL 1.1.1h
  • Mbedtls 2.16.8
  • Other fixes picked from upstream 19.07.x
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.4 N/A 31 December 2020 4.14.212
  • Updated Wireguard to 1.0.20201221
  • OpenSSL 1.1.1i
  • OpenVPN 2.4.10
  • Fixes CVE-2020-28928, CVE-2020-8037
  • Other fixes picked from upstream 19.07.x
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.4a N/A 24 January 2021 4.14.216
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.5 N/A 1 April 2021 4.14.224
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.7 N/A 1 October 2021 4.14.248
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.8 N/A 21 January 2022 4.14.261
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.9 N/A 4 April 2022 4.14.273
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.10 N/A 28 June 2022 4.14.284
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.12 N/A 24 January 2023 4.14.303
  • wolfssl 5.5.4-stable
  • openssl 1.1.1s
  • Adds support for the TPE-R1400, a rockchip RK3328 based router
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.13 N/A 1 April 2023 4.14.311
  • openssl 1.1.1t
  • openvpn 2.5.8, which adds wolfssl support
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.5.14 N/A 29 September 2023 4.14.325
  • openssl 1.1.1w
  • wolfssl 5.6.3
  • openvpn 2.5.9
  • tor 0.4.8.5
Current stable version: 1.5.15 N/A 31 December 2023 4.14.334
  • wolfssl 5.6.6

List of supported hardware

LibreCMC supports the following devices:[18]

Buffalo (Melco subsidiary)

  • WZR-HP-G300NH
  • WHR-HP-G300NH

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, v10.x, v11.x, v12.x
  • TL-WR842ND: v1, v2
  • TL-WR1043ND: v1.x, v2.x, v3.x, v4.x, v5.x

ThinkPenguin

  • TPE-NWIFIROUTER2
  • TPE-R1100
  • TPE-R1200
  • TPE-R1300
  • TPE-R1400 [19]

Qi-Hardware

  • Ben Nanonote

See also

References

  1. ^ "libreCMC 1.5.x LICENSE file". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "libreCMC FAQ". librecmc.org. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. ^ "libreCMC: libreCMC". 2014-07-12. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. ^ "LibreCMC: Free Software Router Distribution Beta | Trisquel GNU/Linux - Run free!". 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. ^ "Free Software Foundation adds libreCMC to its list of endorsed distributions — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. ^ "Free Software Supporter - Issue 78, September 2014 — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. ^ "ThinkPenguin wireless router now FSF-certified to respect your freedom — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. ^ "libreCMC: The libre embedded GNU/Linux distro". 2015-09-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  10. ^ "libreCMC Project News". 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. ^ "LibreWRT: What we use for wifi at the FSF — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  12. ^ "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation".
  13. ^ "Looking to hide online? PRISM-break shows you how". Telecom Tech News. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. ^ Zhong, Peng. "LibreWRT - Projects - PRISM Break". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. ^ "ThinkPenguin VPN mini-router now FSF-certified to respect your freedom — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  16. ^ a b c Version-Releases of LibreCMC. Website of the software developer. Accessed on June the 19th in 2019
  17. ^ a b c d "libreCMC : The libre Embedded GNU/Linux[-libre] distro". 2016-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  18. ^ "libreCMC: Supported_Hardware". librecmc.org.
  19. ^ "Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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