> -----Original Message----- > From: tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org > [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org]On Behalf Of Tom Poe > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:13 PM > To: Tim Wilson > Cc: tcwug-list at tcwug.org > Subject: Re: [tcwug-list] Neighborhood mesh networking > > > Tim Wilson wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > > It's good to see a little life breathed into this list. > > > > I'm looking for some information about the latest technology that > > could be used to implement a mesh network in the neighborhood around a > > fixed address like a school. The goal would be to provide free > > Internet access primarily for apartment residents. > > > > -Tim > > > > > Just saw message from S. Earl Jarosh, who is managing two projects and > mentioned Meraki. Www.open-mesh.com is a non-profit spinoff of Meraki. > Two ideal solutions that I would recommend. A one-time fee of $50 per > unit (or less), and one or two Internet access point, which cost each > month can be shared. Telcos hate that! > Tom Many members don't live or work in Minneapolis and have little interest in any fee-bearing or restricted access systems there. I have less than zero interest, and would have even less interest in programs or discussion of such. FWIW, my interests are in small-group and DIY systems, not municipal facilities. The last efforts at municipal systems seem to be what killed the group. There's no way "as a group" to be involved in any public or municipal projects (gotta be a non-profit org to have any recognition or responsibility etc), so there doesn't seem to be any way to sustain having a municipal project group provide ongoing TCWUG programs and activities. Best that we try to recognize what sorts of things may be sustainable by or in TCWUG. Chuck