Category Archives: Spectrum

Free Access to the Universal Library?

Posted on June 14, 2009 by PlatoHagel

“The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, archi­tectural drawings, and other … Continue reading →

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Events → Richard M. Stallman Speeches

Posted on January 15, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often abbreviated “rms”,[2] is an American software freedom activist, hacker,[3] and software developer. In September 1983, he launched the GNU Project[4] to create a free Unix-like operating system, and has been the project’s … Continue reading →

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Larry Page in Support of White Space?

Posted on November 10, 2008 by PlatoHagel

The United States 700 MHz FCC wireless spectrum auction was started by the FCC on January 24, 2008 for the rights to operate the 700 MHz frequency band in the United States. The details of process were the subject of … Continue reading →

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WIFI and Spectrum

Posted on November 2, 2008 by PlatoHagel

A free public Wi-Fi access point Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer or PDA. Software for wardriving is freely available on the Internet, notably NetStumbler … Continue reading →

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White Space

Posted on October 30, 2008 by PlatoHagel

While existing companies control access to the internet it is with some contention that I see people regardless of the portal created through to internet access should have “free access” to this. Currently Governments hold the rights to auction so … Continue reading →

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