That�s interesting, the main local system is strongly supported by government bodies and there have been some legal developments allowing broadband users to share their bandwidth - we will just have to see what compromise is reached I suppose.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 July 2003 10:55 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Quick design question > > > Wayne Putterill wrote: > >Hotspots are popping up everywhere in the UK, including free > access in > >pubs - which I think is a superb place for them :) > > > >Free community based wi-fi is increasingly popular too, I > can get good > >access in quite a few local areas - coverage is patchy, but growing > > I don't think the future of these community based projects is > very bright. Most will not survive the first time somebody > files a complaint with the police that they have been > hacked/harassed/spammed from such an open network. > > Legally they might have the option of doing this for a few > years (article 15.2 of the eCommerce Directive specifically > says that the obligation to identify users of a service only > applies to hosting, not to access providers), but I have no > doubt that that loophole will be closed in the next round of > legislation. And then all the local initiatives will have to > be able to trace each and every HTTP request to the person > that issued it, which requires a level of organization that > just won't happen. > > Jochem > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
