One of the big stumbling blocks for PersonalTelco, and CommunityWireless in general, is a standardized hardware platform. With that one of the problems becomes producing an Linux Distribution which is small enough to run on resource constrained hardware, yet still familiar enough to be convenient for end users.
See also: HardwarePlatforms, OpenBrick
- Bewitched
Small DebianLinux based distro, fits in < 128MB.
- emDebian
Embedded DebianLinux.
- MiniDebian
Small DebianLinux based distro.
- M0n0Wall
Small FreeBsd distro with slick PHP GUI and IPSEC support.
- PebbleLinux
Small DebianLinux based distro, fits in < 64MB.
- WISP-Dist
- WISP-Dist is an embedded Linux distribution for wireless routers, but can be used for other purposes as well. Entire system fits in 8 MB flash/16 MB RAM. The goal is to create an open, customizable and easy to use solution for wireless routers.
http://leaf-project.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=908&page_id=27
http://www.hazard.maks.net/wisp-dist/