ARS reported future routers likely be shipped with lockded down firmware:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/tp-link-blocks-open-source-router-firmware-to-comply-with-new-fcc-rule/
FCC ruling:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2339685/fcc-software-security-requirements.pdf
Hackerboards reported about MIPS VM on routers:
http://hackerboards.com/mips-vm-tech-lets-routers-stay-open-despite-new-fcc-rules/
TP-Link statement (ARS excerpt):
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I am curious to know how "locked down" these routers will be:)
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/tp-link-blocks-open-source-router-firmware-to-comply-with-new-fcc-rule/
FCC ruling:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2339685/fcc-software-security-requirements.pdf
Hackerboards reported about MIPS VM on routers:
http://hackerboards.com/mips-vm-tech-lets-routers-stay-open-despite-new-fcc-rules/
TP-Link statement (ARS excerpt):
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TP-Link says the changes it is making mean that "users are not able to flash the current generation of open-source, third-party firmware." The company added one caveat, saying that it is "excited to see the creative ways members of the open-source community update the new firmware to meet their needs." But TP-Link did not say exactly what open source firmware makers must do to use their firmware on new routers, and it said the company "does not offer any guarantees or technical support for customers attempting to flash any third-party firmware to their devices."
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UPDATE: DD-WRT developer Sebastian Gottschall doubts whether TP-Link is actually blocking third-party firmware.
"TP-Link has not blocked the firmwares in any useful way," Gottschall told Ars. "Just the firmware header has been a little bit changed and a region code has been added. This has been introduced in September 2015. DD-WRT for instance does still provide compatible images... in fact it's no lock."
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I am curious to know how "locked down" these routers will be:)