"When their work is done, the pair hope to have created a decentralized peer-to-peer network that provides discounted Internet access across the country, via what is known as a mesh network."
It's what Benkler predicted/hoped for. It's an interesting experiment. Is it something else? Is it the beginning of a new movement? That's hard to see right now based on only four towers/access points.
Also, would it be an "alternative to the Internet" (a separate, parallel network) or rather (only) an "alternative to ISPs" (an alternative way to connect to the Internet? I didn't get that.
"When their work is done, the pair hope to have created a decentralized peer-to-peer network that provides discounted Internet access across the country, via what is known as a mesh network."
SvaraRaderaIt's what Benkler predicted/hoped for.
It's an interesting experiment.
Is it something else? Is it the beginning of a new movement? That's hard to see right now based on only four towers/access points.
Also, would it be an "alternative to the Internet" (a separate, parallel network) or rather (only) an "alternative to ISPs" (an alternative way to connect to the Internet? I didn't get that.