[clue] decentralizing the Internet

[Philipp Giddings]

Perhaps a read of this link on
FredomBox<http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/> will clarify what
they are talking about.
Seems like Eben Moglen motives are of good intent anyway.
Philipp.

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Philipp Giddings <phil9x at gmail.com> wrote:

> If they are wifi equipped, it could have limited success in high density
> areas, butthat is a giant limit and could not be considered www for sure.
> Philipp
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 5:37 PM, <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> An interesting idea, but I don't see how to make it work.  A wired network
>> still leaves us connected to ISPs like Comcast.  A wireless mesh network?
>> That would produce mesh islands, not an Internet.  You need a backbone to
>> connect them, which brings us back to companies like Comcast.  And what
>> would the performance be like?  What about security?
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/nyregion/16about.html?ref=todayspaper
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