Chuck Cole wrote:
>   
>> -----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:
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>>> 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
>>     
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> 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
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