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list and the basic conclusion that was reached is that this is not
permisable.  I believe the reason we all agreed upon was that the links
would more than likely become swamped very quickly if private companies
found they had a cheap way to communicate.

Matt.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Flett" <conhoolio at hotmail.com>
To: "Melbourne Wireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Commercial use of MW network


> Howdy,
>
> Has anyone ever discussed the possibility that at some point, companies
> might set up nodes on the MW network and start using it for commercial
> purposes?  How do people feel about this?  I don't have a problem with
> it myself, so long as everyone on the network gets fair use of the
> bandwidth, and no-one starts charging for traffic that traverses their
> node.  Certainly Melbourne Wireless can't make any guarantees as to the
> reliability of the network at this point.  But for some companies that
> may not matter too much.
>
> The advantage of using the MW network from a commercial point of view is
> that you only need to set up relatively cheap nodes at the end-points of
> the link - you don't have to set up or rent an entire cross-town link
> network yourself.  And you don't have to pay ISP fees for an
> Internet-traversing VPN.  The advantage for Melbourne Wireless is that
> we get more 24/7 nodes, some of them possibly in high-visibility sites.
> So long as everyone on the network plays by the rules and respects the
> ideals of this non-profit network, everybody wins.  That's what I reckon
> anyway. :)  Your views may vary.
>
> I just posted a similar comment in WGBackbone.  Please visit and add
> your comments! (http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/wiki/?WGBackbone)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan
>
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