# lede-project/source

Mirror of https://git.lede-project.org/?p=source.git Please send your PRs against this tree. They will be merged via staging trees and appear in this tree once the staging trees get merged back into source.git

Repository: https://github.com/lede-project/source
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/source
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:23:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3766, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1716, forks 1846 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.293799+00:00)

## What it is
The LEDE Project source tree, a fork that later reunified with OpenWrt, providing a Linux operating system build system for embedded devices such as WiFi routers. It offers a fully writable filesystem with package management and a cross-compilation build framework for creating custom firmware images.

## Use cases
- build custom firmware for my wifi router
- replace vendor stock firmware on an embedded device
- cross-compile packages for mips or arm routers
- create a minimal linux os for an embedded board
- customize router software with my own packages
- set up a build environment for openwrt firmware images

## When to choose
- you need custom firmware for a supported router or embedded device
- you want a package-manageable linux system on constrained hardware
- you are porting packages or developing for OpenWrt/LEDE targets

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop or server linux distribution
- your device is not supported by OpenWrt
- you cannot build on a case-sensitive GNU/Linux, BSD, or macOS host

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, build-tool, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, embedded-systems, networking, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: openwrt, lede, firmware, router, linux-distribution, build-system, embedded-linux, linux

## Member repositories
- lede-project/source (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.293799+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:34:15.575540+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lede-project/source (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.293799+00:00, sha 38ee2548fb94)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.