An interesting perspective from some international Community Wireless
organizations regarding FON.
Dana Spiegel
Executive Director
NYCwireless
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Read the Wireless Community blog: http://www.wirelesscommunity.info
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From: Ramon Roca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: February 7, 2006 6:02:46 PM EST
To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information
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Clever analisys. And yes, at least now are saying who they are,
believe or not at the beginning they were trying to convince us
that they was really a non-profit org, so just because of that, we
have to donate our networks to them xDDD.
Some people at guifi are already trying to get their wrt54gl for 25
€ (plus taxes and shipping). I'll let you know if it works :)
BTW and now seriously, just thinking that the best message that
real Commons inspired networks can send to those bloggers/false
philanthropists/investors instead of donating our assets for their
spoil is to list our networks and show to the world how global we
are. If there is really any philanthropist who wants to invest in
developing free networks, will clearly know where they are and
which principles apply. Skype was somewhat pioneer in the voip, but
on wifi they are just another newcomer, and still now truly commons
inspired networks are stronger. Hopefully will be also in the
future, but imho that's in our hands to make it happen, otherwise
we can't blame for somebody doing something that we didn't had
enough courage to do.
Good night!
En/na kdag ha escrit:
the case of FUN*
-FUN boss sold 2 ideas in the .com era, now he calls himself a
philantropist..FUN is next.
-FUN began as a .es and called up a social movement!, now they are
a .com
(in their most sincere act)
-last week they got some money from skype and seems also google is
investing
..little but investing...
-their FUD affects the work of the free networks, the perception that
users/audience in cities where they come to operate with the "social"
approach. their commercial appropiation of the "open/libre networks"
discurse, spoils the course of the wireless communities.
-another example on how capitalism digests anything...just open a
blog
full of hype.
...and here "we" stand
and actually they sell the wrt54g for 25 euros with the pre-installed
firmware, im not sure if one signs a contract to not re-flash the
device? i will like to get some for:
http://www.medellinwireless.net or
http://www.altred.net
those tipical wireless community projects in this "developing" world
:P
...etc...
/ad
*typo intended for avoiding blogsphere and google speculation.
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