[Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox as a mesh networking node?

Markus Sabadello markus.sabadello at gmail.com
Thu Jul 5 11:20:44 UTC 2012


Not sure if "mesh network readiness" is the killer feature that will make
people want a FreedomBox.
But I would say it is definitely part of the vision..

This is why the FreedomBox team is working closely (I think) with the Free
Network Foundation and Commotion.
And here in Vienna a few of us have been discussing hooking up the
FreedomBox with the FunkFeuer community network.

I found this video very interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQTtRBtTZ3I

Markus

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Crosbie Fitch <
crosbie at cyberspaceengineers.org> wrote:

> Continuing the notion that the FreedomBox needs a killer app that is useful
> to all, not just freedom fanatics...
>
> Even if one uses a conventional 'state-subservient ISP' for high bandwidth
> Internet access, it may still be useful for folk to have a backup/parallel
> mesh/wimax Internet connection for cases in which the ISP blocks infringing
> websites, or the user is disconnected for file-sharing.
>
> Is this what the FreedomBox could be positioned as? (or maybe it's already
> intended as such). It doesn't preclude operating as a router too, either.
> Just replace your router with it, and plug in a Wimax antenna. Cheaper than
> a 3G modem.
>
> You may have already read:
> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-shadow-web
>
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