Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-02 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/05/12 00:01, Thomas Dalton wrote: On 30 April 2012 23:52, Roger Bamkinvictuall...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas, the legal position is far from clear. I'm hoping to get a steer on current custom and practice. I see that lots of wifi's have tick boxes for Tc's why? Am I happy

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-02 Thread Gordon Joly
I recall a friend (who knows stuff) ran an open wifi network at home, in a house that stood in a field in the countryside. I said, what is your security? He replied: my dog - it barks if anybody gets close enough to see the wifi signal. Case closed, m'lud? Gordo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread geni
On 30 April 2012 22:56, Roger Bamkin roger.bam...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hi guys, I'm interested in wifis. We have some concerns about the legalities of allowing anonymous users to use a free wifi system without giving their email addresses or agreeing to terms and conditions. Can't tell you

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread Thomas Morton
On 1 May 2012 10:06, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 April 2012 22:56, Roger Bamkin roger.bam...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hi guys, I'm interested in wifis. We have some concerns about the legalities of allowing anonymous users to use a free wifi system without giving their email

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread David Gerard
On 1 May 2012 10:35, Thomas Morton morton.tho...@googlemail.com wrote: More than anything it depends on the context; if you are talking about a small endeavour at, say, a meeting venue you're probably alright using an ad-hoc setup. But if you are talking an entirely public network then things

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread Tom Morris
On 1 May 2012 11:04, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 May 2012 10:35, Thomas Morton morton.tho...@googlemail.com wrote: More than anything it depends on the context; if you are talking about a small endeavour at, say, a meeting venue you're probably alright using an ad-hoc setup.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread David Gerard
On 1 May 2012 11:24, Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org wrote: On 1 May 2012 11:04, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: I note also the Hack Day Manifesto (really a how-to), which goes into quite some detail on the technical side (though not the legal one): http://hackdaymanifesto.com/ As one

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread brian.mcneil
, but news ceases to be news. Original Message Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi? From: Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org Date: Tue, May 01, 2012 11:24 am To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org On 1 May 2012 11:04, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-05-01 Thread Roger Bamkin
to be news. Original Message Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi? From: Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org Date: Tue, May 01, 2012 11:24 am To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org On 1 May 2012 11:04, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 May

[Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-04-30 Thread Roger Bamkin
Hi guys, I'm interested in wifis. We have some concerns about the legalities of allowing anonymous users to use a free wifi system without giving their email addresses or agreeing to terms and conditions. Can't tell you where - but you might guess Does anyone... - Know what the legal

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-04-30 Thread Thomas Dalton
Are you really going to use wikimediauk-l as your legal advisors? You're going to have to get professional legal advice anyway, so why ask us first? On 30 April 2012 22:56, Roger Bamkin roger.bam...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hi guys, I'm interested in wifis. We have some concerns about the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-04-30 Thread Roger Bamkin
Hi Thomas, the legal position is far from clear. I'm hoping to get a steer on current custom and practice. I see that lots of wifi's have tick boxes for Tc's why? Am I happy to take legal advise from WMUK? Thats not what I asked. I'm quite happy to see if they can point me at a relevant law

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-04-30 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 30 April 2012 23:52, Roger Bamkin victuall...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas, the legal position is far from clear. I'm hoping to get a steer on current custom and practice. I see that lots of wifi's have tick boxes for Tc's why? Am I happy to take legal advise from WMUK? Thats not what I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] So who knows about their local wifi?

2012-04-30 Thread Michael Peel
On 1 May 2012, at 00:01, Thomas Dalton wrote: On 30 April 2012 23:52, Roger Bamkin victuall...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas, the legal position is far from clear. I'm hoping to get a steer on current custom and practice. I see that lots of wifi's have tick boxes for Tc's why? Am I