Re: [edlug] RICHAIR wireless workshop

[Dougie <doug@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Simon,

> RICHAIR2030 calls for public participation in freenetwork movement -
> its ideas of open distributed wireless network and its DIY and open
> source application in hardware and software construct. Recalling early
> days of freenetworkers' handmade antenna building session, we will take
> the opportunity of the workshop get together to review the current
> state of freenetwork movement. In this time of Telecom's expansion of
> city hotspots and the accessibility of inexpensive consumer wifi
> products, RICHAIR2030 calls for sustainable local  and self-organized
> network building - share and consume, be engaged, be involved.

Given you don't yet seem to have noticed the existence of the two (IMHO)
major community network project in Scotland, any review of the current
state of freenetwork movement here would seem to be off to a bad start.

While it's great to see you support the creation of networks built by
their users, is holding another antenna building session really the best
way to promote this idea?

I'm sure there are a number of people, including myself, who would be more
than interested in helping design a 'getting started with community
networking' type workshop to give people the opportunity see how easy it
is to integrate off the shelf components and software into a live
community network.


> To learn more about freenetwork movement:
>
> http://www.consume.net
> http://www.freenetworks.org/
> http://www.free2air.org
> http://www.nycwireless.net
> http://wire.less.dk
> http://www.freifunk.net/

To actually get involved in community network in central Scotland try
visiting

 http://www.backnet.org.uk/

or

 http://www.glasgownet.com/


> TAKE2030 is a Transmitenti media society that operates in Parallel Net
> media scheme and shifts the social media mission into hypermedia
> playing fields.
>

I wonder if this will mean something in 2030?


Cheers,


Dougie

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