[penguicon-general] The Wi-Fi Liberator

[Matt Arnold]

This project is interesting, isn't it? -Matt

http://www.coin-operated.com/projects/wifiliberator.html

Wifi Liberator is an open-source toolkit for a laptop computer that
enables its user to "liberate" pay-per-use wireless networks and
create a free, open node that anyone can connect to for Internet
access. It critically examines the tensions between providers trying
to profit from the increasingly minimal costs associated with setting
up a public network and casual users who simply want to see the
Internet transform into another "public utility" and become as
ubiquitous and free as the air we breath. The project targets
pay-per-use wireless networks as often found in airports, other public
terminals, hotels, global-chain coffee shops, and other public waiting
points.