Re: [edlug] RICHAIR wireless workshop

[Simon Yuill <simon@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Hi Dougie,

Thanks for your response!

I have to be honest, I didn't actually write this text, it was put 
together by the people doing the workshop. They are an artists group 
composed of people from several different countries so I guess they can 
be excused for maybe being a little unfamiliar with what's happening 
here, but it's a fair enough criticism that you raise.  I am also sure 
they would also be very pleased to hear more from groups like backnet.

And, yes, I am very interested in finding out more about what really is 
going in Scotland, which is partly why I organised the FOSS Cafe event 
on the Sunday which Bob Kerr will be talking at along with James 
Wallbank from the group Lowtech in Sheffield and Lawrence Liang from 
Bangalore.  I brought these people together because I felt it would be 
good to hear 3 people talking from quite different perspectives about 
FOSS and related issues.  It would be great if more people from EdLUG 
could make it through and join in the discussion.

But, obviously, I can also make it through to Edinburgh also, so if you 
can't make it this Sunday I look forward to meeting some other time 
soon.  Maybe at a future EdLUG meeting?

best wishes,
Si.



On Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 07:33  pm, Dougie wrote:

> 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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