> Yankee Stadium light = WiFi. Yes, it is free to use for all > it covers. > > Internet access = electrical supply. No, it is not free. > Internet access > is mine and I paid for it. > > Using something that's mine without asking is wrong. It's > one of the things > we hope people learn in kindergarten.
Let's say... your AP is using DHCP. I turn on my laptop (which has one of those new centrino chipsets), which asks your AP for an IP address. Your AP gives me an IP address and I now have access to the Internet. Theft or not? (my PC asked and your AP gave permission...) Whose fault (yours, mine, AP or OS manufacturer)? Does it depend more on what you *intend*? How do I know what you intend? (i.e. how do I know that you I have done no manual configuration, "hell I don't even know how this stuff works", but all of a sudden the "magical free internet" just works again! > Everyone else: > > If you have an open access point put in you SSID something > like "FreeAP1" or > "Feelfreetouse" or "Max's FreeAP". Let people know that it's > ok to use the > AP and Internet. If it doesn't have "nycwireless" or "Free" > or something of > the kind, just stay off it. It's someone else's AP that > might not be as > technologically knowledgeable as you. Don't take for granted > it's yours for > the taking. > > My 0.02 A fascinating topic. I think there's a responsibility on both sides. I also think that the subject should probably move to another list (as much as I'm enjoying it, insults aside) and that the right approach for NYC Wireless is to focus on APs that are explicitly open to the public, although ethically I have little problem in (theoretically) using an AP that is wide open (i.e. one that Windows XP connects to automagically without any input from me to give the most conservative example) but not explicitly shared. My two eurocents, I'll try not to say anything more on the subject. -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
