As an open source organisation, Xamarin is completely useless. The platform is proprietary, and costs "$999 / year Per platform, per developer". On Dec 21, 2013 10:53 PM, "Diego Duclos" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > zeromq-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > >
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