Greek community creates an off-the-grid Internet. "When you run your own network, nobody can shut it

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Greek community creates an off-the-grid Internet. "When you run your own network, nobody can shut it down."

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/greek-off-the-grid-internet-mesh/

[PoliticAverse]

1. "When you run your own network, nobody can shut it down" - sure they can.

The government just has to seize some equipment.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Address that vector. Overcome. Obsolete the oppressor!

[Shivering Jemmy]

3. So they made a dial up BBS?

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4. Mesh nets can be made with cell phones, etc. Something, anything, is a start.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. Much of the core software is open source.

There is no technical problem to building a separate internet.

[limpyhobbler]

6. Not really a technical problem

There might be a bit of an infrastructure problem since all the intercity cables are owned by telecoms and/or governments.

I wonder if anybody has ever tried sending internet packets over short wave radio, or like HAM radio.

It would probably be good if we could keep data communications up in case the internet ever gets shut down because of an emergency.