[Freedombox-discuss] Sunday HackFest

[Dave Crossland]

On 21 February 2011 06:29, Bob Mottram <fuzzgun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2011/2/21 Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson <bre at pagekite.net>:
>> Hmm, as one who has vocally opposed the idea that FreedomBoxes would be
>> REQUIRED to be routers, I think that some of the features will best be
>> achieved when FreedomBoxes are ABLE to be routers.
>
> From a consumer point of view having the FB as a router may introduce
> additional problems and possible ISP support issues for non tech-savvy
> users.  It's probably best to assume that the FB is not a router by
> default, but can also be configured as one if needed.  This causes the
> least network disruption and maximizes the possibility of FBs becoming
> more widely adopted amongst those users who are most likely to benefit
> from what they have to offer.

+1