I've been using non-stock firmware on my v1 WRT long enough (since before OpenWRT had version numbers) that I can't even compare them to the stock firmware anym

I've been using non-stock firmware on my v1 WRT long enough (since before OpenWRT had version numbers) that I can't even compare them to the stock firmware anymore. I tend to end up using my wireless gear in dumb WAP mode. This is usually precipitated by wanting full specific control of my firewall/NAT configuration, full control of DHCP and my public IP attached to something with storage. That said, the interface and feature set of DD is nice enough that I'll probably give it a shot next time I flatten my home network, and DD is probably powerful enough that it will stick for a while.