On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Chris Troutner <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you heard of the FreedomBox? Check it out:
Yep. Here is what I had to say the first time FreedomBox was mentioned of the Qi-Hardware list On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 1:34 AM, JDH services <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 3:59 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Where's the info on that project? Man, that's an ugly index.php blah > Ask the ben-wpan people. the Web era internet is extremely fragile by > design. You aren't going to get a Disruption-Tolerant Network that > will work transparently with your software that was designed to work > only on networks that have instantaneous high-data-rate end-to-end > paths. > > The ability to transport, or route, data from a source to a > destination is a fundamental ability all communication networks must > have. Delay and disruption-tolerant networks (DTNs), are characterized > by their lack of connectivity, resulting in a lack of instantaneous > end-to-end paths. In these challenging environments, popular ad hoc > routing protocols such as AODV and DSR fail to establish routes. This > is due to these protocols trying to first establish a complete route > and then, after the route has been established, forward the actual > data. However, when instantaneous end-to-end paths are difficult or > impossible to establish, routing protocols must take to a "store and > forward" approach, where data is incrementally moved and stored > throughout the network in hopes that it will eventually reach its > destination. A common technique used to maximize the probability of a > message being successfully transferred is to replicate many copies of > the message in the hope that one will succeed in reaching its > destination. This is feasible only on networks with large amounts of > local storage and internode bandwidth relative to the expected > traffic. In many common problem spaces, this inefficiency is > outweighed by the increased efficiency and shortened delivery times > made possible by taking maximum advantage of available unscheduled > forwarding opportunities. In others, where available storage and > internode throughput opportunities are more tightly constrained, a > more discriminate algorithm is required. > > Wolfgang Spraul has repeated said that qi doesn't want to become known > for hosting controversial projects. > "Nobody likes to have their freedom of speech restricted, or what they > can hack into their devices. I would not want the Qi servers to become > known to try to blur the line between free and proprietary software, > irrespective of the intentions. Fair use? No. Non-commercial? No. > Links to sites where you can download binaries with questionable or > disputed ownership issues? No. > > Would I spend my own time to make it 'hard' to go underground, or to > go to the maximum that is allowed in your country? No, definitely > not." > > Name one Police-state that didn't claim to be protecting "public > morals" and/or "national security" to justify their use of Coercion? > > >> url below too... >> >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:56 AM, JDH services <[email protected]> wrote: >>> NEXT GEN internet? WTF! >>> P2P facebook is not next gen internet. >>> >>> I think there is a project for an actual decentralized Next gen >>> internet to protect dissidents from police-state.... >>> http://projects.qi-hardware.com/index.php/p/wakan-udtn/ >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Ron K. Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Eben Moglen, a Columbia law professor, promotes a decentralized next >>>> gen internet >>>> that use cheap plg computers he calls "Freedom Box." >>>> >>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/nyregion/16about.html >>>> --- >>>> Ron K. Jeffries >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Qi Hardware Discussion List >>>> Mail to list (members only): [email protected] >>>> Subscribe or Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Panthera Tigris Altaica >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qi Hardware Discussion List >>> Mail to list (members only): [email protected] >>> Subscribe or Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jon Phillips >> http://rejon.org/ | http://fabricatorz.com/ >> chat/skype: kidproto | irc: rejon >> +1.415.830.3884 (global) | +1-510-499-0894 (sf) >> > > > > -- > > Sincerely, > Panthera Tigris Altaica > Sincerely, Panthera Tigris Altaica _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
