[p2p-research] the connective

[Patrick Anderson]

I wonder how this is differs from http://P2PFoundation.net/User_Owned

Specifically, I've been told Workers will be exploited if the Users
are the Owners.

Will The Connective be able to avoid Worker exploitation?



On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Josef Davies-Coates
> <josef at uniteddiversity.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 11 December 2010 15:55, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> However, I will share that we've been actively exploring using
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_computer as the core component of
>>> mesh networks for the purpose of extending connectivity.
>>
>> Very cool, had not seen those before :)
>>
>> Sounds like they have serious design faults re: not having a decent heatsink
>> and quickly overheating though...
>> http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=1735.0
>>
>> Ooodles of potenial though.
>>
>
> Yes, hopefully this will improve over time.
>
>> Saying that, what makes these a better choice over something like
>> http://www.open-mesh.com/ ?
>>
>
> I cannot frame it as a *better* or *worse* choice. It is, however a
> different choice as far as I can discern.
>
> I was not aware of Open Mesh previous to your sharing it in this
> email. It looks like it could be a good/easy option for groups of
> people that want to cover for instance a neighborhood with WiFi
>
>>
>>>
>>> Arduino devices might also serve as mesh network devices, too
>>
>>
>> That could be fun too!
>>
>> Sounds like it would require more development, but I guess we'd end up with
>> a more open system?
>>
>
>
> It's feasible to do now (the hardware exists to create WiFi mesh nets
> with Arduino), but not within the reach of most due to the reality
> that they would have to construct the software to make it do anything
> useful :)
>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Josef.
>>
>>
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