[Freedombox-discuss] Missing tech

[Paul Gardner-Stephen]

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Luka Marčetić <paxcoder at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/06/2011 07:33 PM, Michael Blizek wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>
> Hello.
>
>> On 18:22 Sun 06 Mar     , Luka Mar??eti?? wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  * Mesh networking - I've suggested packaging netsukuku, but as
>>> pro-embedding crew pointed out, a much more lightweight equivalent
>>> is desirable, if indeed such an alternative exists.
>>>
>>
>> Do we sack this? There is some IP based stuff available and I am
>> programming
>> a prococol on layer 3+4 with qos/credits, onion routing and some other
>> things.
>>
>
> Probably, I just remembered that we have at least one viable alternative:
> the B.A.T.M.A.N. project (http://www.open-mesh.org/) suggested by James
> Valleroy some half a year ago. It's written in C and packaged for Debian(!).
> It doesn't address the question of onion routing tho.

This is also what VillageTelco.org & ServalProject.org use for their
mesh networks.
So +1 from me for supporting it.

Paul.

> Anyway, good luck with cor, but I'm afraid we can't make a definite decision
> before your thing is stable.
> --Luka Marčetić
>
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