[wplug] Fwd: prometheus [radio] back in pittsburgh!

[Juan Zuluaga]

> I officially volunteer as list moderator... the last
> few days have been 
> fscking rediculous.
> 
> -Rick Farina
> 

I thought access to community wireless was a topic of
special relevance for Open Source people. Part of last
meeting was devoted to making cantenas. Non-technical
folk, most of the attendants. And they were genuinely
mystified and interested by the idea of hacking their
equipment, to get broadband access in Garfield. 

> >> We're happy to meet with any community group that
> >> wants to learn more
> >> about these important upcoming battles:
> >>
> >>  -- Municipal and Community Wireless Internet
> >> Networks are 'no-brainers'
> >> because they provide very high quality, low cost,
> >> state-of the-art
> >> communication systems that are tailored to the
> exact
> >> needs of a
> >> community.  From St. Cloud, Minnesota to Upper
> >> Dublin, PA to
> >> Philadelphia, thousands of cities, towns, and
> >> counties around the U.S.
> >> and beyond are using wireless for internet
> >> connections and essential
> >> public safety communications.  But in your PA
> town,
> >> it is now illegal to
> >> start a new network like this!  Find out why, and
> >> what you can do about
> >> it.

> >> [...]  An
> >> expert on community and
> >> municipal wireless internet, she has shaped
> wireless
> >> policy with national
> >> and international leaders and researchers. 
> Dharma
> >> is a member of the New
> >> America Foundation's Wireless Future Advisory
> Board.


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