Why do I need one of these? Seriously, I want one, and I could buy the hardware off Amazon for $35 and download an installer for free to make my own. I just can't think of a single legitimate reason why I should have one beyond "it's really neat". Help me, geek brethren and sisthren: why do I need to buy and set one of these up?
These would be more interesting if they had more clever features. Uploading and downloading files doesn't seem interesting enough on its own.
Like maybe a kind of mesh network/anonymous proxy capability or some kind of distributed file system where you could subscribe or publish content that would get automatically replicated between devices when they came in range of each other. Maybe some kind of messaging/bulletin board communications.
It would take a critical mass of users for something like this to be useful, but it seems like it would be a great way to anonymously connect people/information.
Like maybe a kind of mesh network/anonymous proxy capability or some kind of distributed file system where you could subscribe or publish content that would get automatically replicated between devices when they came in range of each other. Maybe some kind of messaging/bulletin board communications.
Ooh, like a cross between Freenet [freenetproject.org] and FidoNet [fidonet.org]? I'm in. I don't know that this is the right software, but PirateBox shows a lot of potential and runs on the same hardware.
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These would be more interesting if they had more clever features. Uploading and downloading files doesn't seem interesting enough on its own.
Like maybe a kind of mesh network/anonymous proxy capability or some kind of distributed file system where you could subscribe or publish content that would get automatically replicated between devices when they came in range of each other. Maybe some kind of messaging/bulletin board communications.
It would take a critical mass of users for something like this to be useful, but it seems like it would be a great way to anonymously connect people/information.
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Like maybe a kind of mesh network/anonymous proxy capability or some kind of distributed file system where you could subscribe or publish content that would get automatically replicated between devices when they came in range of each other. Maybe some kind of messaging/bulletin board communications.
Ooh, like a cross between Freenet [freenetproject.org] and FidoNet [fidonet.org]? I'm in. I don't know that this is the right software, but PirateBox shows a lot of potential and runs on the same hardware.