http://gigaom.com/2012/12/18/detroit-is-the-testing-ground-for-a-new-open-source-wireless-network-technology/
"A section of Detroit will be the proving ground for a new open source wireless networking technology called Commotion.
Commotion is a mesh networking technology that creates a wireless local
area network for devices. The network can connect users to each other
and with an Internet connection and can connect them to the greater web.
The network is being built by the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), which has completed the first phase of construction
of this network in the Cass Corridor section of Detroit. It plans to
publicly release Commotion in early 2013 so other places can experiment
with the technology. We’ve covered Commotion and the OIT’s efforts
before in our story detailing the technology stack for an open wireless network.
The stack contains technologies such as Serval, which would enable the
handsets to recognize the Commotion network, Tor, a program that can
hide where a user is coming from and OpenBTS, an open source base
station that runs software that can interface between VoIP networks and
GSM radios."
This looks promising both in providing Internet connection to even the poor, and providing a secure network. I hope the idea spreads.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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