[MLB-WIRELESS] Networking the Nation?

[Michael Korolew]

I agree. I just want to link my little linux box up with whoevers!  The 
thing that attracted me the most to wireless networking was the fact 
that we didn't have to go through governments, or ISP's to link up our 
computers.

<rant>
I've been dreaming about just walking outside in my camo army pants, 
mirrored sunnies and networked laptop in my backpack, ready to pull out 
and start hacking away on while waiting outside for my tram : )  playing 
network games, sharing files, voice over IP etc, all without having any 
whacked out restrictions. I mean networking is networking(remember them 
early internet days?), before the politics, before the e-commerce, and 
all the other bullshit.
</rant>




Andy Freeman wrote:

>Are you guys serious?
>You must be joking, right?
>
>If "some government bod" gave a group of "yuppie geeks" in metropolitan
>Melbourne a financial grant (that was really destined for remote areas
>(read: rural & regional)) so they could play computer games and transfer
>files.... 
>
>How long do you think they would keep their job?
>
><rant>
>Stop looking for the "free cash" and start building a community wireless
>network.
>
>Don't mention IP6.
>
>If someone tries to sell a cow on the list, email them OFF LIST.
></rant>
>
>Work on the issues that will make the infrastructure of Melbourne
>Wireless great like IP allocation, DNS and routing.  YOU have the
>opportunity to help make this a great network, please don't blow it with
>bureaucracy and "gold digging".
>
>How many people are linked together now?  Not many eh?  Well get the
>foundations down for a network before you look for the "fat grant" or
>corporate sponsor.
>
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>(I think I turned the rant tag off too early) 
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>Cheers,
>               Andy.
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