Hmm, interesting. Maybe we should apply to DARPA for a grant :-) Seriously, though, it seems a compelling use case for civilian smartphone infrastructure. At this stage if there are any Android devs who can lend a hand, that would be most welcome.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Lindley French <[email protected]> wrote: > I read the EdgeNet article. It's remarkably similar to concepts we developed > on a DARPA program I worked last year, although the motivation was different > (improving tactical awareness for soldiers with no or slow comms > infrastructure). > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Sean, >> >> There's no specific forum yet. Mostly I've been spreading the idea >> that we have a real problem, and that we can solve it using what we've >> learned from ZeroMQ. It seems to me that people need to dream first, >> as you say, before we move to work together. >> >> Why not start a forum, a mailing list, a wiki, or something? Perhaps >> even a Google group, or IRC channel? You would be taking a concrete >> step. >> >> I've used Wikidot in the past with good results. We might also use >> GitHub issues as a forum. Perhaps a github.com/edgenet/discuss >> project? >> >> What do you think? >> >> -Pieter >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Sean Robertson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Is there a place for discussion specific to Edgenet? I too just >> > finished reading Culture and Empire and the Edgenet proposal, and have >> > been dreaming of asynchronous mesh networks ever since. >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:39 AM, Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:51 AM, crocket <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> 2) Some smartphones act as WiFi hotspots, and other smartphones >> >>> connect to >> >>> them. >> >> >> >> Yes, this is the idea. We've tested this previously, it works more or >> >> less well enough. Right now it will still require manual coordination. >> >> >> >>> If EdgeNet doesn't depend on IP addresses, destination could be >> >>> specified by >> >>> public key. >> >> >> >> If you need destinations, yes. The initial use case is UUCP-style >> >> broadcast. Anonymous sharing. >> >> >> >>> My guess would be that people will use broadband internet for public >> >>> communications >> >>> and that they will use EdgeNet or other darknets for private/sensitive >> >>> communications. >> >> >> >> That's right. >> >> >> >> -Pieter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> zeromq-dev mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev >> > _______________________________________________ >> > zeromq-dev mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> zeromq-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > zeromq-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > _______________________________________________ zeromq-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev
