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  1. Co-op ISP? by Gregoyle · · Score: 2 · on Wireless Freenets As The Parasitic Grid

    I've been thinking about this for a while, and this is a good time to bring it up.

    I've been reading articles about the incredibly low cost of fiber lines relative to T*'s; with common prices for a 1.5 Mb/s T1 being about $850/month and a 12Mb/s fiber line being approximately $1500/month. Also, with the fiber line you can get bandwidth upgrades without any physical modifications; you just call the provider, they flip a switch, and boom, more bandwidth.

    Why not create a non-profit or not-for-profit a la Spindl3top that goes out, leases a fiber line, and then provides instructions to roll your own DSL. People could also use 802.11b with directional and omnidirectional antennae. You could, say, provide the wireless access for free (maybe with a bandwidth cap) and charge a small fee for the DSL access or no-bandwidth-cap wireless access. People would be able to split a mega-fat pipe at cost. Hmm, maybe if I run into some money I'll... ::goes to find some money::

  2. DDoS Attack by vbrtrmn · · Score: 2 · on Rewriting The Past With Zelda


    11 April 2001

    In a recent event today, yet another site has been brought to it's knees by a /. DDoS attack. The current victim, a small site called: darkmazda.com, run by Christopher M. Park, who appears to be a vintage Nintendo game hobbyist. This site may still be available through Google's Cache.

    Appearently, the /. DDoS attack is platform independent. It seems to attack sites without predjudice, but seems to be focused toward geeky content.

    Other sites recelty attacked include: Spindletop LLC, a company, which was created to raise money for the Spindl3top non-profit, which plans on building high-end computers for charity; 1U Half Width Server Project, a site project that includes instructions on building a 1/2 width 1U rackmountable server.

    Should Slashdot be held responsible for these attacks? Should they be made to pay for the bandwidth costs to these sites?


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  3. What's the Big Deal? by bill.sheehan · · Score: 3 · on Spindl3top Introduces Latest "Super" Blackbird
    I have been to Spindletop's web site several times, and have yet to understand what the big deal is. Building your own PC is child's play. Linux Journal and many other publications often run "Ultimate PC" articles. The only cool thing that your local computer parts emporium might not have is the black cube case, but it's easily available online. (I believe Spindletop gets its cubes from Yeong Yang, or you can patronize your friendly neighborhood ThinkGeek store and check out their cool black case.)

    So why does this still qualify as "Stuff that matters?"

    Peril n.: A sysadmin with a screwdriver.

  4. don't forget the spindletop project (gnu coop) by 2400-n-8-1 · · Score: 1 · on A Year of Linux

    the spindletop project (aka the gnu cooperative, mentioned on slashdot here) should be in there.