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Tried to figure this online and there is only one article that mentioned some complicated history of DD-WRT. It was dated around 2009 The DD-WRT controversy

For the lastest release and current beta version posted on DD-WRT website and forums, are they totally open source or just partially open source with binary blobs? Just want to clarify the situation before deciding whether we should use it.

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    It's hardware dependent. If the wifi driver and firmware is opensource or your particular wifi chip does not use firmware, then you are in luck.
    – user3528438
    Commented Aug 1, 2017 at 17:06

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The article you quoted does an admirable job of explaining the license controversy surrounding DD-WRT.

It remarks that :

  1. The DD-WRT source may not be the latest version and may lag behind the released binaries and this is sometimes done on purpose.
  2. DD-WRT itself may sell specialized versions whose source is not released.
  3. Specific adaptations of DD-WRT by other developers may be legally released as closed or with other licenses (this does not conflict with the GPL).

So the answer to your question about versions posted on DD-WRT website and forums, is that this totally depends on the publisher who is at a total liberty to publish none or part of his source under the license of his choice.

However, if the developer publishes his code without a separate license and still under the name of DD-WRT, then I believe that the original license holds - which is the GPL.

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