[Freedombox-discuss] Mobile Freedom OS

[ya knygar]

> I'd suggest the name 'Freeroam Box'
i like it, funny and clever;

i think the mentioned free network is realistic
way - both to distribute free internet and free communication
at a whole,

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/OpenBTS
"below $1 per month per subscriber" is a strong point to try
some alternatives :)

I think - GSM may be finally - not the tech free people
would like to use - for various reasons.

 p2p options is what i think as a future,
"The more phones that join, the larger the coverage network becomes.
At the moment each handset has a range of around one kilometre."
is what i like

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/TerraNet_AB
"Detractors question TerraNet's lack of a clear business model, though
device manufacturers appear to be interested in the efforts."
is especially cool.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6987784.stm
another article,

http://www.slideshare.net/eComm2008/anders-carliuss-presentation-at-ecomm-2008-345760
(beware - flash)

"If there were only two phones in a village, they could make voice
calls and send text messages whenever they were within 1 kilometer of
each other.  The coverage would expand if there were more than two
phones, because calls can be routed through intermediate nodes.  Up to
7 hops are practical -- beyond that latency is too great for effective
voice communication.

A TerraNet mesh network in a rural village can connect to the rest of
the world through an IP gateway consisting of a PC with software that
will fit in a USB thumb drive.  The gateway might connect to a
TerraNet network in a nearby village or to a cellular base station.
As long as one of the phones is within 1 kilometer of the gateway,
every node on the network can reach it.

Major cellular operators cover the larger cities in a developing
nation, but rural areas often lack coverage because the cost of
marketing and servicing accounts is prohibitive.  Carlius feels this
technology has the potential of bringing connectivity  to over 3.5
billion people who are not served today.  He estimates that a village
entrepreneur could build a gateway and provide unlimited voice and
text service for between $3 and $5 dollars per month per phone -- a
micro-finance approach to cellular telephony.  Governments wishing to
cross the digital divide have also expressed interest and sponsored
TerraNet trials."

someone with https://www.facebook.com/people/Anders-Carlius/756200883
account - please - ask him - if he willing to donate the tech to Open Source
and became a new FBX era hero..


PS: some  case for lawyers- http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Open_GSM_Radio