[isf-wifidog] vancouver article mentioning wifidog and IleSansFil

[Michael Lenczner]

ha!  shit, that made me laugh.  I'm sure that I wouldn't want to know
about *all* those conversations!  ;-)  hehe

I'm excited for you to look over the post-morten of the terminus1525
contract - once I finish it.  Oh yeah - and we still could pass you a
thou or two for a hotspot program.  But you would have to be confident
about setting up 3 hotspots (around).

Say hey to joe.

mike


On 9/17/06, Matthew Asham <matthewa at bcwireless.net> wrote:
> Sheesh, when don't we mention you.  You're a hot topic around these parts Mike. ;)
>
> The article had a lot of info from interviews done last November, things slowed
> down for us over the summer months but we're back at it.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wifidog-bounces at listes.ilesansfil.org
> > [mailto:wifidog-bounces at listes.ilesansfil.org] On Behalf Of
> > Michael Lenczner
> > Sent: September 16, 2006 6:38 PM
> > To: Volontaires Ile sans Fil; WiFiDog Captive Portal
> > Subject: [isf-wifidog] vancouver article mentioning wifidog
> > and IleSansFil
> >
> > Thanks for mentioning us, Matthew + Joe!
> >
> > http://www.vancourier.com/issues06/085106/news/085106nn1.html
> >
> > "BCWNS programmers are working on a modified version of WifiDog, an
> > open-source program created by Montreal's Ile sans Fil, a non-profit
> > group dedicated to providing free wireless access in that city.
> >
> > WifiDog is a relatively simple application to prevent hotspot misuse
> > and diagnose problems.
> >
> > To use a hotspot equipped with WifiDog, users log in with a central
> > server run by BCWNS. According to Asham, a central server would be
> > more secure and private than leaving security to the venue or a
> > corporate wireless provider.
> >
> > "As a registered incorporation, we are bound by law. We have privacy
> > laws that protect the users. I'm not going to give my username, my
> > password, my home address and my phone number to Joe
> > Random-Coffee-Shop-Owner," he says.
> >
> > "I think a non-profit tends to be more trustworthy as a matter of
> > public perception than a government [agency], which has different
> > privacy rules, or a corporation, which tends to sell information. We
> > have no desire, no need, no ambition to go out and sell people's
> > private data."
> >
> > Technical support to businesses would be provided by BCWNS volunteers,
> > which Asham admits could not compare in terms of the speed, guaranteed
> > service and technical support provided by a commercial wireless
> > provider like Telus or Bell. But it will also keep free wireless from
> > directly competing with commercial providers.
> >
> > "I don't see it being as good as a commercial provider," says Joe
> > Bowser, BCWNS's hotspot coordinator and a Linux consultant. "There
> > will be some services that a community network still won't be able to
> > provide, like speed guarantees.... in comparison to a commercial
> > provider. You get what you pay for."
> >
> > BCWNS also wants hotspots to encourage community involvement.
> >
> > Users who log on through WifiDog will see a page with something like,
> > "Welcome to Ed's Coffee House. Here are our lunch specials."
> >
> > It could also provide links to gallery shows, poetry readings, block
> > parties and other neighborhood events and news.
> >
> > Deborah Moffat, BCWNS's volunteer coordinator, sees this
> > community-building as "a small attempt at taking a step back in your
> > own backyard."
> >
> > "Remember the days when you lived in a neighbourhood, and all the
> > mothers knew who you were? And they'd all know whether you were
> > supposed to be home or not, and you couldn't get away with anything,
> > because everyone knew you and it was wonderful and everyone was
> > looking out for you all the time? That's gone. And it's gone because
> > nobody feels a part of a small community anymore." "
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