Re: [Netsukuku-site] Tools for creating communities

[Luca Dionisi]

I found this webapp:
http://darknetmap.zone42.ca/

It is similar to what I was trying to sketch, with a bit fewer functionalities.
But it just doesn't work.


On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Luca Dionisi <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've got this idea to facilitate the creation of local communities.
> When a visitor comes to the site of netsukuku, he immediately realizes
> that he can download the software and install it to his devices. On a
> PC or, better, on a wireless router.
> He should also understand that in order to connect to an existing
> network he has to be in proximity of another node.
> So the first thing he will wonder is: "is someone already running it
> near to me?"
>
> Someone has to be willing to publish some relevant information (where
> approximately he is, what kind of antenna he is willing to use, ...)
> and probably he would like to stay as anonymous as possible.
>
> Given this scenario, the website will permit a visitor to create a
> account/password anonymously.
> Alice creates a account. Alice logs in.
> Alice will be able to set her location and fill a form with some data.
> Bob comes to the site and sees that Alice is quite near to his house
> and with a nice antenna.
> Bob creates a account and logs in.
> Bob sends a message to Alice.
> When Alice logs again, she will see the message.
>
> The site should give the possibility to use RSS, so that Alice will
> see if she has new messages without going to the site every now and
> then.
>
> Comments?
>