[MLB-WIRELESS] ITNews Story.

[admin at gridlocked.net]

I don't see what the big deal is. Well I do, but I don't think it's 
worth worrying about.  It's only a network, god damn.. I got into 
wireless over a year ago now and still just have my own home network 
setup here in Melb. And I'm not going to sit around and have someone 
tell me what I can and can't have on my own network. If some people want 
net across to their wireless networks then so be it I say, that's their 
choice.. and if people don't want internet on their networks then that's 
theirs. We have choices. I know that for one, I'm not going to pay 
anymore money to telstra or in the future want to pay any money to 
another telstra wannabe, they'd suck the 5 bucks I have out of my pocket 
right now if they could. Personally I think the net's pretty boring now 
days anyway...I think it would be more fun seeing more content on the 
wireless networks build up for free, why pay for something that can be 
free? Why get greedy? when we bring money issues into these projects it 
always loses it's cool.

Just my 5 bucks worth.

-Mk
E-mail: admin at gridlocked.net

xfesty wrote:

> http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=10341
>
> Just read that URL.  I'm a slight bit peeved after reading it.  I don't
> understand how one man could make Melb Wireless look so freakin' bad.
>
> I think this one quote is relevant, where the incompetency shines out:
>
> > Melbourne Wireless president Steven Haigh said his organisation is not
> trying to undercut the ISPs. "At the moment, we are not trying to 
> rival the
> ISPS at all," he said.
> > "Not yet, but you never know what happens," he added.
>
> ....thankyou for the great representation of community networks, Mr. 
> "War on ISP's".
>
> I've not heard a lot from Haigh, but I've heard him *continually* 
> contradict
> himself, and generally make Melbourne Wireless (and community wireless
> groups in general) look very taunting to telecommunication corporations.
> Its evident even in that one article.  Thank god Duane has half a clue on
> how to explain things, which stopped the article from going the way it
> seemed to be headed.
>
> I'm strongly of the opinion that Haigh may mean the end of free community
> wireless in Australia.  Statements that he makes *all the time* is 
> going to
> get us killed.  The reason we are here is because this is a hobby, not
> because we're deliberately trying to rip off a company.  Our represented
> attitudes is directly dependent on how the 'giants' handle us.  I honestly
> do believe its possible that they could kill us completely off, if they
> wanted.
>
> Melb Wireless - I'm not sure if I'm the only one who feels this way, 
> but you
> may want to re-evaluate who you have as your head man.  Remember - these
> people are representing YOU, and the future of community networks.
> Personally I'm satisfied with people like Craig and Duane, who in 
> media-type
> situations have expressed the community's general interest accurately, and
> not make us look like a bunch of warez kiddies.  That's certainly not why
> I'm here.
>
>  
>
> My general problem is the fact that anything Haigh says to represent 
> Melb Wireless just doesn't nessecarily reflect them; it actually 
> reflects any community group in Australia.  And as a result of that, 
> we get the repercussions of such statements that he may make.  I'm not 
> comfortable with that, or the way things may be headed if this keeps up.
>
>
> I think we all need to look at the big picture again and realise why 
> we want
> this.  People are getting a /tad/ distracted.
>
> - Ryan
>

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