--- Jim Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >'Free' isn't really free, and it's important > to > >make that clear. Someone will end up paying > for > >it, and the question is who and when and how > >much. > > Sure, there's deffinatly no such thing as a > free lunch, or bandwidth i > guess, but by 'free' I meant free to the end > user. The random roving person > with the laptop. To clairify I guess I meant > that the distro would be used > by someone who wanted to 'share' the bandwidth > that they use with wireless > devices.
Oh I understand. That was why I mentioned it. The problem (as we've run into before in discussions here on the list) is that the infrastructure costs are pretty high, and I truly wonder if a 'free' service can be done long term, or in any organized fashion. I was discussing this today with KBob, in fact, and trying to figure out a good way to track/charge, since so many spoofing/sharing possiblities arise. I'm really interested how Starbucks plans on doing this, among others who plan on selling access. I'm still mulling it over, and would welcome ideas people think of, even if only to play devil's advocate so we can rule them out... Seth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
