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As a seven-plus year Linux vet I've known about OpenWRT for some time but only made the switch about 3 months or so myself to breathe some life into an aging Linksys.
I'm very impressed with the kit so far, it runs well (snappy even) and the amount of options provided are a bit overwhelming at first. Eventually I'll move on to prosumer hardware, but this is a nice middle ground in the interim.