Am 20.02.2011 um 00:31 schrieb David Barrett: > > > I think the Freedom Box should take a similar approach. It should > arrive pre-configured with the wifi network name and network printed > on > a (removable) sticker on the side. The first browser to connect to it > should get a happy webpage explaining how it works and ask the fewest > possible configuration steps. In fact, maybe the first time any new > MAC > address connects to it, show a nice welcome page.
Yes i think the technologie is developed allready, imagine " zeroconf" for the hassle free configuration and publishing of services http://www.dns-sd.org/ and http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/uia/ All things just need to put together like eben said. :) or a commercial solution AllJoyn™ is a peer-to-peer technology that enables ad hoc, proximity- based, device-to-device communication without the use of an intermediary server. https://www.alljoyn.org/ greetings Marc > > Then have a big "reset" button on the side that wipes the brick and > restores it to factory settings. The wipe should be so thorough as to > make it literally impossible to know if anybody has ever used it. > This > is good for security, as well as for just fixing it when something > goes > wrong. > > -david > > On 02/19/2011 03:18 PM, Mats Henricson wrote: >> Well, a lot of people are willing to take a hit when it comes to >> ease of use >> to get more privacy. We're even willing to pay for one of these >> plugs. >> >> Mats >> >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Chris Palmer >> <ch...@noncombatant.org >> <mailto:ch...@noncombatant.org>> wrote: >> >> Eugen Leitl writes: >> >>> Tor, Tahoe-LAFS, i2p, tinc, some kind of opportunistic >>> encryption are obvious candidates, but what else? >> >> The purpose of Freedom Box is to compete with cloud services, >> which are >> notable for their ease of use. That is much less true of these >> technologies. >> I don't see how Freedom Box can succeed without taking the >> usability >> problem >> head-on. >> >> >> -- >> http://noncombatant.org/ >> >> "These days, though, you have to be pretty technical before you >> can even >> aspire to crudeness." --- William Gibson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> p2p-hackers mailing list >> p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com <mailto:p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com> >> http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> p2p-hackers mailing list >> p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com >> http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers > _______________________________________________ > p2p-hackers mailing list > p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com > http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers -- Les enfants teribbles - research / deployment Marc Manthey- Vogelsangerstrasse 97 50823 Köln - Germany Tel.:0049-221-29891489 Mobil:0049-1577-3329231 blog: http://let.de project : http://opencu.org twitter: http://twitter.com/macbroadcast/ facebook : http://opencu.tk Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise). _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers