I believe what you want is "radio off", not "mesh stop".
On Jan 16, 2008 8:01 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/1/16 Ricardo Carrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > IMHO, there is no point in investing time in mesh stop/start now (or any > > time in the future unless there is a strong reason for that - which we > lack > > now). > > The stated reason for wanting this feature is to easily disable > wireless before getting on an airplane. There is a way to do it at the > command line, but I don't see government ministers and education > officials doing that with any reliability. > > If all you want is transport, you can take out the battery pack, but > if the mesh is not disabled, it will come alive when the battery pack > is inserted, long before you can boot and get to a command line to > turn it off. I am quite certain that some of the aforementioned > ministers and officials will want to show off their new toyz on planes > just like the rest of us. > > Or we could just wait until there is sufficient public pressure to > allow XOs to mesh on airplanes so that the rules are changed. Hey, who > wants to make the movie Toyz on a Plane? %-] > > -- > Edward Cherlin > End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business > http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ > "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay >
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