Wouldn't something entirely mobile-platform independent actually be advantageous here ? Xamarin's tech would be a good example here, as the code in portable libraries runs on every single mobile.
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Pieter Hintjens <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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