Re: parislemon • Why I Hate Android

Posted by Carl Tollander on
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I'd actually like to see some sort of software radio thing,  but again, kittens.....

What is the victory condition?  What is the problem we want to solve?   It seems its not really battery life....

On 1/10/12 6:10 PM, Victoria Hughes wrote:

What a great solution- the mesh network. Communal, reasonable, relying on interpersonal responsibility. How feasible is this actually? This model - what without knowing the jargon I'd call distributed or partnership effort, each person doing a small part of the task, and numbers making the big tasks happen - seems like one of those things that can be pulled off in small like-minded communities, or those with pre-existing need that hasn't been filled yet.  But not so likely in an area where those things don't exist. Sounds like something the Norwegians would do, or people in Portland, Oregon. 

Say more about how it could be set up? So many applications besides phone service.

Tory

On Jan 10, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Arlo Barnes wrote:

Open source hardware and software can spread quickly to those who want it, and clearly companies that sell mobile phones do not want it. But there are enough smart people out there that communities could build the phones they want. So the issue is coverage. nG should be like WiFi - as open or closed as the owner of the hotspot wants, controllable, et cetera. As has been pointed out, a little weak on security, but nothing that cannot be fixed. The problem is that mobile devices move around more than the average computer, even including laptops. This is why cell towers have been built to cover wide areas, and of course companies need to be big enough to have enough money to build them. Big companies tend to not like 'open'. Communities might be able to raise enough money, but towers are unsightly and some people claim they cause health problems. So the answer might be mesh networks - chances are, a given mobile device is a lot closer to another device than the nearest tower, so signals do not have to have quite a strong amplitude. This means that people can provide each other with coverage, bypassing vendors.

-Arlo

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