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   3 == About LEDE
   4
   5 The LEDE project was founded in April 2016 as an OpenWrt based spin off with a
   6 strong focus on transparency, user collaboration and decentralised structures.
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   8 === Goals
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  10 LEDE's stated goals are:
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  12 . Transparent decision processes with broad community participation and public
  13   meetings
  14 . Only rely on decentralised infrastructure provided by free services and
  15   volunteers while avoiding single points of failure to ensure maximum
  16   availability of the software
  17 . Avoidance of developer hierarchies, "core members" and the like
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  19 === Name
  20
  21 The name _LEDE_ is an abbreviation for Linux Embedded Development Environment,
  22 a reference to its flexibility and embedded buildroot origins, making it a
  23 solid choice for embedded Linux applications far beyond the wireless router
  24 and network appliance realm.
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  26 The word _LEDE_ is also an alternation of the phrase _to lead_, describing
  27 an introductory section of a news story that is intended to entice the reader
  28 to read the full story.
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  30 === Origin
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  32 For a long time the OpenWrt parent project experienced infrastructure issues
  33 and declining developer participation on the base system while the community
  34 driven package ecosystem around it continued to thrive.
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  36 When the number of frequently active committers reached a new low in the
  37 beginning of 2016, the three OpenWrt developers John Crispin, Felix Fietkau
  38 and Jo-Philipp Wich decided to start a new spin-off project in an attempt to
  39 radically change the development processes and reboot the project in better,
  40 community-driven manner.
  41
  42 === Endorsement
  43
  44 The *Wrt community is made up of many great communities all tinkering on their
  45 own mission in improving something on this planet. the Following communities have
  46 kindly decided to endorse our project. Thanks !
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  48 . none so far :-)