[Freedombox-discuss] qaul.net

[Jonathan Wilkes]

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> From: Rick <graham.rick at gmail.com>
>To: Matt Dodson <war2none at hotmail.com> 
>Cc: FreedomBox Discussion <freedombox-discuss at lists.alioth.debian.org> 
>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 8:38 AM
>Subject: Re: [Freedombox-discuss] qaul.net
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>On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Matt Dodson <war2none at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> > "qaul.net implements a redundant, open communication principle, in which
>>> > wireless-enabled computers and mobile devices can directly form a
>>> > spontaneous network. Text messaging, file sharing and voice calls are
>>> > possible independent of internet and cellular networks. Qaul.net can
>>> > spread like a virus, and an Open Source Community can modify it freely."
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>>> You probably don't want to describe your project in terms of a virus.
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>>> -Jonathan
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>>Maybe the term 'self-replicating' would be more appropriate, unless their intention is to create a virus that hacks and meshes it's way, until it finds a connection to the internet and puts everyone back online.
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>Yes, I thought that was an odd way to phrase it as well.  I was thinking auto propagating.  Not sure that's much better.


Decentralized, grass roots, peer-to-peer, etc.  I read up a little more and noticed that it requires root access for its routing functionality.  Combine that with actual auto-propagation and you would have a bonafide virus.
I'd like to suggest to the FBX project that once they start using a public bug tracker they include documentation errors such as missing documentation and poorly chosen wording, and give them the same severity as crasher bugs.  I cite this thread and my own reasonable reluctance to investigate their software any further as an example of why I propose this.

-Jonathan


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