[MLB-WIRELESS] more important issues <aka: guerilla radio is byninjas, for ninjas. Worked for global IP's development!>

Steven Haigh netwiz at optushome.com.au
Mon Oct 29 14:19:05 EST 2001


I do agree, but personally I think there are too many variables to do
this... it comes down to cost, availablity, and suitablity. This will
probably vary from install to install, which again makes things hard to say
card x,y,z...

Signed,
Steven Haigh

Out the 100Base-T, off the firewall, through the router, down the T1,
over the leased line, off the bridge, nothing but Net.

The net will not be what we demand, but what we make it. Build it well.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Sibbing" <nick at artful.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] more important issues <aka: guerilla radio is
byninjas, for ninjas. Worked for global IP's development!>

> Gday All
> i had intended to lurk a little longer but i'd like to coment on
> Adrian's excellent post so forgive me if i go over old ground
>
> As a would be "peasant" I'm most happy for the "kings to tell me
> what to do as long as i get a regular chance to decide who's the
> king. I'm a post Age article joiner and my biggest frustration
> was that the information presented is a bit*too* democratic. I'm
> handy with computers but no unix genius so I'd prefer more
> direction eg "here's the 3 best choices for pci card, xyz
> software is a good choice and we find this antenna to be easiest
> for these conditions" (let the people who are clever apply to be king)
>
> IMHO "More nodes is better" is a self evident truth. And I think
> a bit of guided democracy can help this along by making it
> easier for those of us who are less technical to join up. I've
> already got out on my roof and tried to figure out who i could
> link to through all the lovely trees and it comes down to just a
> couple  of visible rooftops. My chance of getting a unix and
> antenna guru under one of those roofs is slim so i think
> feasibility requires broad community participation.
>
> I'm in the same area as Adrian (judging by the Monty Python
> reference possibly the same agegroup) <grin> and I know our
> local council has funding for community IT projects. If we had a
> organisational structure in place we'd have a good chance of
> funding.
>
> Kind Regards
> Nick Sibbing
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