[nflug] Buffalo Community Wireless Network

[Ryan Slomiany]

excellent idea. i'll read up on this
--- "Justin S. Leitgeb" <justin at phq.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Recently I've been interested in developments in the
> world of community 
> wireless networking.  Certain grass-roots efforts in
> cities like 
> Portland and Seattle have put together wireless
> networks that have lots 
> of benefits over other commercial offerings, both
> technically and 
> socially.  These groups have recently been
> acknowledged for helping to 
> increase community awareness of technology, while
> helping to provide 
> widely available, reliable, cheap (or free)
> internet, and with helping 
> to reduce the "digital divide."  They also depend on
> Open Source 
> software, including Linux, that many in this group
> are passionate about. 
> 
> After studying the efforts of groups like
> PersonalTelco (Portland) and 
> Seattle Wireless, I decided to see if I could drum
> up support for a 
> community wireless network in Buffalo.  Today I put
> up a wiki-based web 
> site at http://www.buffalowireless.org and set up a
> list serve as a 
> starting point for collaboration on this project.
> 
> I hope that many from this group are interested in
> jumping in to help or 
> to learn more about how community wireless networks
> are set up.  After 
> my own period of research on these groups, I am
> enthusiastic about 
> contributing to a project that I believe will be
> beneficial for the 
> Buffalo area and the broader Open Source community. 
> 
> If you're interested in finding out more, check out
> and/or modify the 
> web site at http://www.buffalowireless.org and join
> the list serve 
> linked on that page.  Otherwise, feel free to
> respond with questions or 
> comments on this list or in a personal email to me.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Justin S. Leitgeb
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