For more than 15 years I was an active member of the Freifunk Community. Since its foundation back in 2003 it was a long and exciting journey for me. In this article I want to share some of my very personal highlights and thoughts on this trip. Read more
[Translated from: http://blog.freifunk.net/2015/es-geht-ums-ganze by Nemesis, T_X, JuergeN and Adam] The public is just starting to grasp how important the so-called “digital glass of water” is – that is the free access to the Internet … Read more
Concept about Free and Open Public WiFi for the City of Berlin Wireless Open Public Local Access Network Berlin (PDF) [German only]
Description freifunk.net is a non-commercial free open wireless “meta” community, founded in 2003 with its roots in Germany. It is part of the global movement for free wireless networks. Based on the concept of an … Read more
Returning from guifi.net’s SAX2007 the idea of building our own wireless router with preflashed FOSS firmware became my driving thought. I definitely wanted to go to Taiwan and talk to the OEMs there about FOSS. … Read more
The early initial work that me and my colleagues took in the year 2002 was to set up a website and to find simple mechanisms to gather all the people out there who wanted to … Read more
Somehow I could not make it to WSFII Africa, which made me really sad. Still here are some words and links for the archive: World Summits on Free Information Infrastructures is an ongoing international process … Read more
International Summit of Free Networks 2007 in Catalonia (SAX2007 & WSFII) http://guifi.net/ca/SAX2007En creat: Dij, 05/04/2007 – 23:55 — rilat – actualitzat: 15/7/07 23:25 This year, the traditional meeting for the free civil networks in Catalonia … Read more
The AirJaldi Summit held in Dharamsala, India, on 22–25 October, 2006, addressed some of the ways in which wireless solutions can be used to provide affordable Internet access in rural communities. The conference focused on … Read more
WSFII prepconf – World Summit on Free Information Infrastructures London 2005 From the archives: When: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd of October Where: Limehouse Town Hall, 646 Commercial Road, London, E14 7HA On the first … Read more