[fifteen1506]

It can be a non-binary option.

I have never installed OpenWRT on an home router -- too afraid to brick it, to deal with somewhat manual updates [I think].

I bought a GL.iNet. Totally normie, automatic updates. And then, "Hey look, this is... OpenWRT with a GUI!"

There are some [mobile] brands going on similar direction [albeit one that doesn't seem right to me]. Volla & Fairphone. They provide alternatives. I don't like them [the software options available for them], but alternatives exist, working out of the box.