Of course you can do much. It doesn't need too much money and effort to create a hotspot. A decent broadband which you would pay anyways and an AP, which is a one time cost. Alternatively, if you can't afford it, you can still approach for example pubs, fast food restaurants or other similar places telling them that running a free hotspot worths the money, because it increases attendance. Helping the wifi community is nothing an individual can't do.
Last year the company I'm working at experienced a massive DDoS attack mostly from Comcast hosts having open socks proxies. I think checking the customers for having such things could be effective also, not only against spam but hacking too. Having port 25 open does not mean that it's used for spam. Having a socks proxy world accessable, that's anything but acceptable IMO.
Which point of my definition fails for GPL? GPL-ed software can be used freely. It can be modified (retaining the GPL licence). It can be distributed. And the modified version can be distributed (under GPL).
Actually RMS told me these 4 points of freedom, do you think he was wrong?
An example for Non-Free Open Source software is the OpenWatcom compiler. Youngsters should read it's license only under parental supervision.
Free and Open Source does not mean the same. There are Open Source softwares with restricting licenses that forbids modification or redistribution. Open source means you might have a look at the source. Free means you are free to use, distribute, modify the software and distribute the modified version.
Somehow I can't believe that Internet access it THAT expensive in Nigeria. At least I can't remember any rich Nigerian guy whos bank account got locked due to unpaid ISP checks.
I don't how things happen there but many elderly switched to ISDN here a couple years ago, only because they were persuaded by the ads. They don't know Internet at all, and their only reason for swiching was: ``They said it's faster''.
Don't forget that already over 30000 (unofficial and not enforcable) software patents granted in the EU. Just imagine those poor corporations. They spent a lot of money on researching and filing out-of-law patents, all for nothing! Any sensible politician would say yes for the software patents I guess.
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Of course you can do much.
It doesn't need too much money and effort to create a hotspot. A decent broadband which you would pay anyways and an AP, which is a one time cost.
Alternatively, if you can't afford it, you can still approach for example pubs, fast food restaurants or other similar places telling them that running a free hotspot worths the money, because it increases attendance.
Helping the wifi community is nothing an individual can't do.
The estimated value is over 10000 NZD, that's about 6000 USD or 5000 EUR. It's in the article.
Last year the company I'm working at experienced a massive DDoS attack mostly from Comcast hosts having open socks proxies. I think checking the customers for having such things could be effective also, not only against spam but hacking too. Having port 25 open does not mean that it's used for spam. Having a socks proxy world accessable, that's anything but acceptable IMO.
I guess it will take another 24 hours to go bankrupt.
Which point of my definition fails for GPL? GPL-ed software can be used freely. It can be modified (retaining the GPL licence). It can be distributed. And the modified version can be distributed (under GPL).
Actually RMS told me these 4 points of freedom, do you think he was wrong?
An example for Non-Free Open Source software is the OpenWatcom compiler. Youngsters should read it's license only under parental supervision.
Free and Open Source does not mean the same. There are Open Source softwares with restricting licenses that forbids modification or redistribution. Open source means you might have a look at the source. Free means you are free to use, distribute, modify the software and distribute the modified version.
Somehow I can't believe that Internet access it THAT expensive in Nigeria. At least I can't remember any rich Nigerian guy whos bank account got locked due to unpaid ISP checks.
That's ok, but does it run Linux?
Hey, I'm invulnerable to those jedi mind tricks!
I don't how things happen there but many elderly switched to ISDN here a couple years ago, only because they were persuaded by the ads. They don't know Internet at all, and their only reason for swiching was: ``They said it's faster''.
I hope the remaining 25% are covered by Linksys routers.
Don't forget that already over 30000 (unofficial and not enforcable) software patents granted in the EU. Just imagine those poor corporations. They spent a lot of money on researching and filing out-of-law patents, all for nothing! Any sensible politician would say yes for the software patents I guess.