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   1 Welcome to the LEDE project
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   6 == About
   7
   8 The LEDE project was founded in April 2016 as an OpenWrt based spin off with a
   9 strong focus on transparency, user collaboration and decentralised structures.
  10
  11 For a long time the OpenWrt parent project experienced infrastructure issues
  12 and declining developer participation on the base system while the community
  13 driven package ecosystem around it continued to thrive. When the number of
  14 frequently active committers reached a new low in the beginning of 2016, some
  15 OpenWrt developers decided to start a new spin-off project in an attempt to
  16 change the development processes from the ground up and reboot the project in
  17 a new, community-driven way.
  18
  19 === Goals
  20
  21 LEDE's stated goals are:
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  23 . Building a great embedded distribution with focus on stability and
  24   functionality.
  25 . Having regular, predictable release cycles coupled with community provided
  26   device testing feedback.
  27 . Establishing transparent decision processes with broad community
  28   participation and public meetings.
  29
  30 === Name
  31
  32 image:logo/logo.png["The LEDE logo",role="left"]
  33 The name _LEDE_ is an abbreviation for Linux Embedded Development Environment,
  34 a reference to its flexibility and embedded buildroot origins, making it a
  35 solid choice for embedded Linux applications far beyond the wireless router
  36 and network appliance realm.
  37
  38 _LEDE_ is also an alternation of the phrase _to lead_, describing
  39 an introductory section of a news story that is intended to entice the reader
  40 to read the full story.
  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 !
  47
  48 . none so far :-)