OpenWRT 14.07 RC1 Brings Native IPv6 Support, New Init System

Written by Michael Larabel in Free Software on 15 July 2014 at 09:16 AM EDT. 17 Comments
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The first release candidate to OpenWRT "Barrier Breaker" 14.07 is now available with a large number of changes to this popular embedded Linux distribution primarily for routers and other network devices.

Among the highlights for OpenWRT 14.07 RC1 "Barrier Breaker" is an update against the Linux 3.10 kernel, a new preinit/init/hot-plug/event system (their own Procd custom creation), native IPv6 support, file-system improvements, configuration improvements, numerous networking enhancements, initial support for the Musl C standard library, support for DNSSEC validation, and a wide assortment of other improvements for this embedded Linux platform.

More information on OpenWRT 14.07 RC1 can be found via the release announcement that was issued on Monday by John Crispin.
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