[clue] decentralizing the Internet

[Will]

The freedom box appears to encrypt your traffic and allow you to surf the
internet anonymously.  It does not appear to be creating a mesh network or
telco replacement.


On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Richard Knechtel <
richard.knechtel at gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing to think about is the setting up of the old BBS system again.
> That was accessed via phone lines. If you could get the old BBS's to work
> with cell phones that might be an option.
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:37 PM, <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> 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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