Coova vs Xwrt

David Bird wlan at mac.com
Mon Jan 21 05:59:21 UTC 2008


CoovaAP aims to provide an easy to use firmware specifically for  
HotSpots. As such, it will remain simple and hopefully easy to  
configure for the widest possible types of hotspots.

David

On Jan 20, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Aykut Demirkol wrote:

> Thanks David.
> What's the plan in kamikaze version of Coova, to give a lot feature  
> as Xwrt? or will try to be simple and stable again?
>
> Respectfully,
>
> AB
>
> wlan at mac.com wrote:
>> The web interface in CoovaAP and Xwrt both stem from the same  
>> source - the original whiterussian webif.  The Xwrt project  
>> started as the kamikaze port of this webif and added _a lot_ of  
>> features. Xwrt tries to make as many things possible configurable,  
>> whereas CoovaAP tries to keep the interface as simple as  
>> possible.  Xwrt tends to map all possible options for an app into  
>> the webif, so it assumes the user knows what they are doing.  
>> CoovaAP tries to hide the complexity of applications by keeping  
>> the interface minimal.
>>
>> CoovaAP is probably more "stable" solely because it has fewer  
>> options and supports fewer platforms. Of course, I'm speaking only  
>> of the web interfaces and not in terms of whiterussian vs.  
>> kamikaze. When it comes to moving CoovaAP to kamikaze, I'm working  
>> on a completely different kind of web interface, as described here:
>>
>>     http://coova.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/05/03/embedded-web-20/
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2008, at 2:19 AM, Ahmet wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Here is a new bee question:
>>> Can we compare coova and xwrt in terms of practicality,  
>>> stability, or else..
>>>
>>> Can you share your opinions and knowledge with me.
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>>
>>> AB
>>>
>>>
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