thanks for the TP-link link , believe that its good for a collaborative
filedrop (cant remember the software used) Asbesto might know :)


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Carlos Ferreira <[email protected]>wrote:

> Yes. Raspberry Pi's are a very interesting platform. Cheap and powerful, I
> have one myself and use it for prototypes. Then can also be maintained with
> a solar panel and a cheap battery.
>
> There is also the TP-Link WR703N that can be bought for about €18 on
> dx.com or aliexpress.com. They are not so powerful but still, they are a
> complete embedded solution with radio and USB port. Power consumption is
> very very low.
>
>
>
> On 12 July 2013 18:31, Brian Degger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I am following the arguments, and enjoying its constructive critique.
>> Not technical,  but interested.
>> Sdcard s with rpi compat distros would be nice. Can give them to
>> neighbours.
>> Cheers b
>>  On 12 Jul 2013 17:22, "Carlos Ferreira" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12 July 2013 16:00, Yussi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> Don't be so fucking judgemental,
>>>> So I, like many other sheeple use this crappy app. If you don't, good
>>>> on you. without facebook, none of my friends would know how to use
>>>> gpg, without facebook none of my friends would use linux,without FB
>>>> none of them would use TOR, without facebook i wouldn't know where the
>>>> best parties are tomorrow, We even outed an undercover cop on facebook.
>>>>
>>>> but there is only this much i can do, I cannot move all of them to
>>>> diaspora, I cannot make someone who doesn't want to spend the effort
>>>> learning, but I sure as hell can make them understand the implications
>>>> of using it, I can make them understand why they shouldn't put
>>>> identifying information on it, I cannot make them stop.
>>>>
>>>> I can explain how to manage separate email accounts, how to designate
>>>> activities, how not to get caught, but to most people, computers are
>>>> black boxes, magical machines which they depend on, but do not
>>>> understand at the slightest.
>>>>
>>>> It's a sad situation when the techies spend large amounts of time
>>>> making things as simple as possible, for people, who perhaps should
>>>> not be using computers at all, but due to the course taken by society
>>>> do all of their work and leisure on them.
>>>>
>>>> Now all of them at some point took the effort and learned to use
>>>> windows (or mac), anyone who knows that could operate a linux machine,
>>>> yet only few dare try. Do you think I have a chance in hell to
>>>> convince any of my neighbours to use netsukuku (assuming we brought it
>>>> up to speed)? Why should they? and if they do, does that mean they
>>>> have to switch to linux? One by one I'm moving them away from
>>>> proprietary software, none of them have yet to revert back to it.
>>>>
>>>> We are facing a serious problem, part of the job of ntk and other
>>>> similar technologies is to set up an infrastructure that will make an
>>>> internet blackout impossible, however, while the internet works,
>>>> non-techie users would not bother trying meshing. the day it goes
>>>> black we'll have everyone running to us for help, and it would be very
>>>> difficult to connect to the outside world because there is no
>>>> infrastructure.
>>>>
>>>> If we want to convince people that it's worth the effort, we need to
>>>> come up with a killer app, something you cannot do, or not do as well
>>>> without a mesh (ntk or otherwise).
>>>>
>>>> Here is how i want to do my setup:
>>>> On the router i want to have two wireless networks, one managed, one
>>>> ad-hoc.
>>>>
>>>> When connecting to the managed, you get a landing page where you can
>>>> download ntk, with a brief explanation on what it is and how to
>>>> install it. you can than press OK and start to surf the net, all
>>>> outwards traffic should go through TOR.
>>>>
>>>> When connecting to the ad-hoc, and then using a browser, you also get
>>>> a landing page, with some programs which use ntk, and a directory of
>>>> local services, things like bulletin board, TOR&I2P&gnunet&...
>>>> gateways, locally based facebook alternative, a phone system
>>>> alternative to skype etc.
>>>>
>>>> I obviously need to limit bandwidth, but that's not a problem.
>>>> I understand that I2P/cjd/gnunet also have some wireless mesh
>>>> solution, but i am not sure how these work (except for cjd which is
>>>> like ntk just an adhoc network). gnunet's layer 2 sound pretty
>>>> awesome, in fact i think i understand why i was seeing all these
>>>> connections on my local network from it, and that this is the designed
>>>> behaviour, so i would return to using it as well.
>>>>
>>>> This is all a bit of a mess, but at this stage, gnunet seems like a
>>>> really nice solution, and as i was saying before, i think the more
>>>> alternatives there are out there, the better, if that means that with
>>>> time we'll choose to abandon ntk for something better than so be it.
>>>>
>>>> I am wondering if AlpT is still here, and if his opinion of the
>>>> viability of ntk has changed, A short google reveals that he is now a
>>>> professor of mathematics, and although he's been uninvolved for many
>>>> years now, he is the one who truly understands the ins and outs out
>>>> the routing algorithm, something that I can't say I entirely do. (I
>>>> think I get the general idea, but I don't think I know the
>>>> mathematical implications of the path finding algorithms as much as he
>>>> does, or as much as I would like to)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Last time I checked his LinkedIn profile, he was pursuing his PhD for
>>> the last two years at Cambridge but he has not yet achieved that. I believe
>>> that he has moved on from Ntk.
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=61989923&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/07/13 13:39, Carlos Ferreira wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On 12 July 2013 12:01, <[email protected]
>>>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > First of all, let it be philosophical. Software is not only about
>>>> > technical stuff, otherwise, why don't we code free drivers for
>>>> > nuclear weapons? We are (or should be) human, not robots.
>>>> >
>>>> > As I said before (it was me with a missconfiguratin in .muttrc)
>>>> > start by changing yourself. If you can't get out of facebook non of
>>>> > your friends will. The best (even the only) way of changing
>>>> > people's minds is being an example to them. Want to get your
>>>> > friends out of facebook? Get out of it. And stay firm. If you
>>>> > really believe that people should stop using facebook, why the hell
>>>> > do you go back to it? Are you a sheep following the mass like most
>>>> > of the people? Only dead fish follow the current.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I only use Facebook to stay in contact with some friends. I more of
>>>> > a IM guy with a gigantic contact list that has been kept over the
>>>> > years. This is my main way to stay in contact with friends that are
>>>> > far away.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I've had to fight against the fucking Winbugs almost-monopoly in
>>>> > the 3 years I've spent at university, because teachers didn't use
>>>> > Linux and didn't want to learn alternatives to the software they
>>>> > were used to teach. But I stayed firm and refused to use winbugs at
>>>> > all, and in the end I even got other 3 mates to change to
>>>> > GNU/Linux, just by being a fucking example to them. I didn't even
>>>> > need to talk shit about winbugs, I just used Linux.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Good for you. At my university we are all Linux because it is
>>>> > impossible to do what we do with Windows (and I mean, work with
>>>> > network protocols). Despite that, I still use Windows for other
>>>> > things (Office and stuff) Why? Because its a job requirement and my
>>>> > co-workers use it and prefer to use it. I respect that and I have
>>>> > adapted to the situation. I have no problem in working in a windows
>>>> > environment if required and I don't bitch about it.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > You ain't changing nothing talking to people if you don't change
>>>> > yourself. If you want change, Do It Yourself. It's hard as fuck,
>>>> > yeah, but sacrifice is what makes things valuable.
>>>> >
>>>> > Whatever you said about anarcho-capitalism I don't care, I'm plain
>>>> > anarchist.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I respect that. Its an ideology.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I don't know what momentum you're talking about because there is
>>>> > none right now. Be patient. Netsukuku is not like Tor or I2P. It's
>>>> > seeks something similar, but in a way more difficult way, so it's
>>>> > normal that it's more difficult to make people use it, but just
>>>> > keep working, and using it yourself. And close that damn facebook
>>>> > account, I bet you don't need it at all.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Like I said, I use facebook to keep in contact with friends. I
>>>> > adapted to the situation and because of that, I maintained the
>>>> > contact. I have no problem in using Facebook.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > This is not a question about us or about us changing the world.
>>>> > Its about other people wanting to change. You cannot expect other
>>>> > people to go after a new thing (netsukuku) just because its
>>>> > considered by a few "the right way to go". The people need to enter
>>>> > such system voluntarily otherwise they will just be dragging
>>>> > themselves. Its like choosing "the red pill" when in fact, they
>>>> > want "the blue pill", but they just don't know yet because they
>>>> > don't really know "how deep the rabbit hole goes..." The change
>>>> > must be shown first so that the will makes the change from within.
>>>> >
>>>> > Also, these people are not sheeps, they are persons just like us,
>>>> > it just happens that they have different interests and different
>>>> > priorities. We should also respect that.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > -- Gdrooid
>>>> >
>>>> > On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:24:31AM +0100, Carlos Ferreira wrote:
>>>> >> Ok this thread is starting to get philosophical but let me try
>>>> >> to
>>>> > put it the
>>>> >> technical path.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Convincing people to change is very difficult because of the
>>>> > resistance and
>>>> >> drag effect. Take a look at what happened with G+ and Facebook.
>>>> >> G+
>>>> > is a total
>>>> >> failure for the simple fact that very little people were using
>>>> >> it.
>>>> > I use
>>>> >> Facebook and I have a G+ account that I never use. Why? Because
>>>> >> my
>>>> > friends are
>>>> >> at Facebook. The more friends I have on facebook the more
>>>> > difficult it is for
>>>> >> me to change to G+ simply because none of my friends are there.
>>>> > Even if I
>>>> >> manage to convince some of them to change, the time effect will
>>>> > undo-it simply
>>>> >> because they end up changing back to Facebook because most of
>>>> > their friends are
>>>> >> using Facebook.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It's a mesh-effect and the same can be compared to Netsukuku and
>>>> >> the traditional Internet. In order to establish a gigantic
>>>> >> network
>>>> > with netsuku,
>>>> >> people need  to be convinced to at least try and stay for
>>>> >> awhile,
>>>> > in order to
>>>> >> achieve a critical mass that will fight the tendency for people
>>>> >> to
>>>> > switch back
>>>> >> and maintain the users interest in using netsukuku. Its
>>>> >> basically
>>>> > the chicken
>>>> >> and the egg dilemma. Why would anyone want to use netsukuku if
>>>> >> no
>>>> > one around is
>>>> >> using netsukuku? I ask myself what would I need to convince a
>>>> >> neighbour to join my
>>>> > netsukuku
>>>> >> piece of network. I would need to convince him to buy a decent
>>>> > router (€€€),
>>>> >> convince him that he would be able to do at least some of the
>>>> > things that he
>>>> >> does on the internet (difficult but achievable) and convince him
>>>> > to maintain
>>>> >> it. This is easier for the l33ts of the telecommunications world
>>>> > but very hard
>>>> >> to achieve for the rest of the people and face it, there aren't
>>>> >> many telecommunications  l33ts out their.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Even anarcho-capitalists like Jeff Berwick from the Dollar
>>>> > Vigilante strongly
>>>> >> support the todays internet mainly because is composed by
>>>> >> hundreds
>>>> > of private
>>>> >> corporations, interconnected amongst themselves.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I think that &quot;spreading the word&quot; is as important as
>>>> > &quot;writing
>>>> >> the code&quot;. Also, the momentum needs to be kept, otherwise
>>>> > time will end up
>>>> >> killing it. --
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Carlos Miguel Ferreira Researcher at Telecommunications
>>>> >> Institute Aveiro - Portugal Work E-mail - [email protected]
>>>> >> <mailto:[email protected]> MSN Contact -> [email protected]
>>>> >> <mailto:[email protected]> Skype &amp; GTalk ->
>>>> >> [email protected]
>>>> > <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> >> LinkedIn -> http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosmferreira
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>>>> > Carlos Miguel Ferreira Researcher at Telecommunications Institute
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>>> --
>>>
>>> Carlos Miguel Ferreira
>>> Researcher at Telecommunications Institute
>>> Aveiro - Portugal
>>> Work E-mail - [email protected]
>>> MSN Contact -> [email protected]
>>> Skype & GTalk -> [email protected]
>>> LinkedIn -> http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosmferreira
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