[MLB-WIRELESS] Melbourne Wireless content

[Robert Hart]

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>
> I am not in any way critical of the management or members of Melbourne 
> Wireless.  I think that what has been achieved is great and that the 
> network is capable of doing great things.
Couldn't agree more, it always amazes me what a small group of people 
can achieve with cooperation :-)

I just needs to be said that if memebers want content they need to get  
actively involved, not just site on the side-line waiting for someone 
else to do it.

Some things have are, but realy need to do more work, main issue is 
people don't let others know about it when the put stuff up.
FTP,  a Webcam or two, video and radio steaming, one guy has his own 
radio station, and we are looking at setting up multicasting soon.
Voip Asterix Server, works very well over wireless
Gaming - we have a sub-group called ASLAN good fund raiser as they run  
Lan parties
Internet pooling
IRC -  wireless only because of interlopers
Most other services are multihomed eg sit on the boarder between 
internet and wireless eg Jabber, mail and our website
One of the amateur radio groups has a backet radio server on the network 
another use it for uploading their club broadcast to their repeater 
where we share a mast.

Robert
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> I am merely thinking about the future and wondering how the network 
> can and should be utilised and made useful. There really wouldn't be 
> much point in building a communications network unless there was 
> something to communicate.
>
> Maybe there are some services at Air-stream that could be trialled here?
>
> Regards Peter
>
>
> Peter Berrett wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks Robert
>>
>> I am not in any way critical of the management or members of 
>> Melbourne Wireless.  I think that what has been achieved is great and 
>> that the network is capable of doing great things.
>>
>> I am merely thinking about the future and wondering how the network 
>> can and should be utilised and made useful. There really wouldn't be 
>> much point in building a comunications network unless there was 
>> something to communicate.
>>
>> Regards Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Hart wrote:
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I have a few questions about the Melbourne Wireless network and 
>>>> would be grateful for some help. I can now access the network but 
>>>> have only been able to access a few nodes thus far.
>>>>       
>>> I'm not a member of MW but I feel it is important to recognise that
>>> Community Wireless Networks (CWN) are horizontally layered, not for
>>> profit entity, not a "fee for service".  This basically means a members
>>> are not only responsible for building the network but also providing 
>>> the
>>> content over it.   The committee of MW are only just member like any
>>> other who volunteer their time to coordinate activities of members and
>>> any available funds.  But there is allot members can do to get things
>>> happening if they are not already available, as an incorporated
>>> association is the most democratic entities a group of people can ever
>>> form in Australia, so get involved and attend meetings if you want to
>>> see more happen.
>>>
>>> If members of CWNs want to see more content, good cooperation between
>>> Members will only make it happen, as the network is as good or bad as
>>> its members.   Ideas are wonderful thing and there are limitless
>>> possibilities for Community Wireless Networks,  but at the end of the
>>> day someone needs to put the time and resources to set it up; others 
>>> who
>>> can document and let everyone know and others who support and encourage
>>> them to do it.
>>>
>>> Robert
>>> _____________