Err no, you said a few things about DD-WRT, and I quote:
"The X-wrt GUI interface is really not in the same league as DD-WRT yet, unfortunately. Probably won't be, until a while after Kamikaze stablises."
My experience with DD-WRT was the opposite, therefore your statement isn't always true.
That's just fact. Draw up a list of what X-wrt (the GUI) is capable of and compare it with DD-WRT. X-wrt is simply not as developed as DD-WRT at this moment. End of.
Now, because you can get down to openwrt underneath then, yes, openwrt can be more customisable than dd-wrt - but that's not functionality accessible through the GUI and I'll be very surprised if you achieved the level of customisation you were after without resorting to usnig the command line.
"There's a lot of FUD around DD-WRT, I think - IMHO, it's a better bet for those who want to be able to customise a lot, without resorting to telnet."
I found it hard to customise and tbh a pain in the arse to use, hence why I went to openwrt as I wanted something that works, rather than something which didn't work, had a dubious license and a hostile user base. You are the one who jumped in suggesting it as the "better" option, and it seems you are the one forgetting the "rainbow" of users.
By customise, I was referring to the out-of-the-box functionality available for those who want to customise their home network but, crucially, who don't want to use a command prompt.
DD-WRT's license is clear - GPL v2. Why is the userbase hostile? They have a forum, wiki, IRC channel, bug tracker. If you've had a personal, bad experience with someone in their community, that's just life - every project has it's unhelpful zealots, unfortunately.
For someone who doesn't want to configure through a command line, I stand by my statement that DD-WRT is easily the better option, offering more functionality. I'm happy to be convinced otherwise, but I have yet to hear any practical reasons so far as to why you're sure I'm wrong.
You are the one who jumped in suggesting it as the "better" option, and it seems you are the one forgetting the "rainbow" of users.
Man, that is such a lame phrase. Really wish I'd thought harder about it. :)
Seriously, though, can you honestly not see the difference between poking around dd-wrt's web interface and being plonked in front of openwrt's command interface for a newbie?
Peter.