[lbo-talk] Wi-Fi as "Dog Turd" Capitalism

[Matt]

On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 12:10:37PM -0400, Lance Murdoch wrote:


> If you have enough Wifi servers in a vicinity it's possible to jerry-rig
> them into an alternative network.  You don't even need a DSL connection on
> each one, it's technically feasible to cover a neighborhood with say 50
> Wifi devices and say 5 DSL/cable connections.  This would be the real
> danger of an alternative network.

A friend is involved in just such a network in Madison, WI:

http://www.meshmadison.org/

Matt

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