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I just found an interview that I filmed during the Wireless Community Weekend 2008 online. The interview was done by Saverio from Ninux.org with Kloschi and Tetzlav from Leipzig and gives us a few insights where Freifunk is heading. Enjoy!
Wireless Community Weekend 2008: Interview with kloschi at C-Base Berlin from Saverio Proto on Vimeo.
An update on one of our Google summer of code projects: Service Discovery for Freimap. Stefano Pilla from Ninux.org is working on the project. We have widened the project a bit. He is now also working on porting freimap to IDE like
Netbeans. This will make it easier in the future to implement new graphic map views.
Service Discovery works fine and at the moment Stefano is testing a prototype and working already on documentation. During the project he got in touch with the creator of JmDNS, Rick Blair. JmDNS is an implementation of mdns for Java. He also started an exchange with the creator of JXMapKit
(SwingLabs – Josh) that is the new kind of map for freimap that we want
to use with Openstreetmap.
screenshot of the "new freimap"
An important mentor for this project is Alx Morlang from Freifunk in Berlin. Thank you! And our friends from Ninux namely – Saverio, Claudio and all of the team. Service Discovery will be tested first in the freifunk ninux network in Rome during the upcoming weeks with mdns.
screenshot of the "new freimap"
Rundblick vom Dach des sublab / Westwerk Leipzig
Mehr Videos von Freifunk Leipzig http://www.youtube.com/user/FreifunkLeipzig
Videos von Freifunk Berlin (Nordost) http://www.youtube.com/user/FreifunkBlnNordOst
"Internet für alle!" sagen die Potsdamer Freifunker und erklären in einem Video, wie das geht.
Link zum Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNtxTgzgrwo
HD-Version auf Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/3548700
Am Samstag, den 18. Juli 2009, wollen wir euch gerne zu einem Freifunkstammtisch im Freien am Hufeisensee bei Kanena (südöstlich von Halle), am Fuß des ~ 30 Meter hohen Kanena’er Freifunk-Sendeturms herzlich einladen.
In Kanena gibt es eine astronomische Station, die wir besichtigen können. Ein Topf voll Chili und ein heißer Grill sorgen u.A. für das leibliche Wohl, die Kanena’er freiwillige Feuerwehr stellt uns das nötige Outdoor-Equipment. Bringt eure Hardware mit, wenn ihr spielen wollt, Zettel und Stift zum Ideen schmieden und ‘ne Badehose wenn schönes Wetter ist 🙂
Anfahrtsskizze zum Funkturm in Kanena relativ zum Hauptbahnhof Halle als Fußweg. Wer nicht mit dem Auto kommt, kann am Hauptbahnhof in die S-Bahn "S10" Richtung Leipzig einsteigen und bis zur nächsten Haltestelle "Kanena / Halle Messe" fahren. Von dort aus ist es dann nicht mehr weit. Beginn ist offiziell ab 15 Uhr, fürs BBQ und das Bier werden 5 € Spende erhoben. Für Leute, die abends nicht mehr nach Hause fahren wollen, könnten wir bestimmt auch ein paar Pennplätze stellen, dann wäre es aber gut, ihr schreibt uns vorher Bescheid in diesem Thema des Freifunk-Halle-Forums, und auch sonst könnt ihr natürlich gerne schreiben.
Edit: Foto vom Treffen dort: Der Sendemast in Kenena bei Halle mit allerlei Antennen drauf und Freifunk-Fahne auf 28 Metern Höhe.
Eleven Interviews from Wireless Community Weekend 2009, located at http://www.freie-radios.net/portal/suche.php?such=true&end_monat=12&end_jahr=2020&query=wcw
The archived broadcast from 2009-05-23 out of c-base can be found at http://tmkrth.de/SfdvW/ it’s called "SfdvW-meets-Rund.Freifunk-on-Wireless-Community-Weekend-2009-at-c-base.ogg" (~ 200 MB, ~ 2 h, ogg-Vorbis, german) It is kind of a audible snap from WCW with many interesting topics, and for it’s time of creation, it was contemporary.
Funk frei!
Zum Wireless Community Weekend wird am Samstag, den 23.5.2009 zwischen 19-21 Uhr Live on air auf Radio Blau (UKW in Leipzig und Internetstream weltweit) eine Rundfreifunk-Sendung direkt aus dem Herzen Berlins aus gesendet. So stehen uns drei Stunden freier Radioraum auch auf ganz anderen Frequenzbändern zur Verfügung, der nur darauf wartet von uns mit Leben gefüllt zu werden. Wer Radio Blau nicht kennt, hier noch eine kurze Erklärung: Radio Blau ist ein Freies Leipziger Bürgerradio und ist im Großraum Leipzig mit jedem Radio empfangbar.
Wer möchte, kann hierzu in Vorbereitung schon Audiobeiträge bzw. Interviews vorbereiten, die im Rahmen dieser Sendung ausgestrahlt werden können. Bitte meldet euch hierzu bei Ufo.
Thank you to all applicants for the Freifunk Summer of Code project and congratulations to the accepted students! All together there were 49 applications for Freifunk. We could accept 10 students. They are currently updating their project proposals. I will present them here soon. We invite the students and anyone else to our Wireless Community Weekend at the end of May. More info coming out soon. Good luck for your summer of code projects For everyone who did not get in or people who did not apply, we welcome every contributor and user of the freifunk software tools and are looking forward to your involvement outside the Summer of Code.
Eight Questions to answer for your application for the Freifunk Summer of Code. We are interested in your
answers to get an idea, how you would be able to contribute to
Freifunk. Dont worry too much about a correct English. We are more
interested in the content of what you have to say and how you could
join up with us, than about perfect Englich.
1. Please tell us your name and your country or origin or local background.
2. Please list contributions to the Freifunk/OpenWrt and related
projects or any other freely licensed Open Source project below.
3. Please tell us about your proposed project and the relevance to
Freifunk. You can also provide a link where you offer more details here.
4. What is your expertise and ability to conduct the project you
propose? How do you plan to achieve the goals of the proposed project?
5. How would you describe your knowledge of development of Linux OS and OpenWrt related programming languages such as Lua?
6. How do you think you will participate in the Freifunk/OpenWrt development after the Google Summer of Code?
7. What would you like us to do to ensure that you stick with the project after the program concludes?
8. How do you plan to keep in touch with the Freifunk/OpenWrt community and your mentor during the summer of code?
Links
* http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/ffopenwrt
* Ideas http://wiki.freifunk.net/Ideas
I applied for the Google Summer of Code for Freifunk again this year and we got in 🙂 Please check the info page on the summer of code page for Freifunk here: http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/ffopenwrt . Applications need to be submitted via the Google Summer of Code website.
Discuss your ideas for development on the IRC channels of Freifunk and OpenWrt here:
irc.fu-berlin.de #freifunk
irc.freenode.net #openwrt
We have set up a wiki page for ideas. Please add your idea here:
http://wiki.freifunk.net/Ideas
Some frequently asked questions from the Summer of Code FAQ
How does a student apply?
Students can submit their applications via the Google Summer of Code 2009 site from March 23 – April 3, 2009. … make sure to check out each organization’s "Ideas" list to get to know a particular open source organization better.
What should a student application look like?
Your application should include the following: your project proposal, why you’d like to execute on this particular project, and the reason you’re the best individual to do so. Your proposal should also include details of your academic, industry, and/or open source development experience, and other details as you see fit. An explanation of your development methodology is a good idea, as well. If the organization you want to work with has a specific application template they would like you to use, it will be made available to you to fill in when submitting your proposal via the GSoC web app.
Can a student submit more than one application?
Yes, each student may submit up to twenty applications. However, only one application will be accepted. We’ve heard from our mentoring organizations that quality is better than quantity.
Can students already working on an open source project continue to work on it as part of Google Summer of Code?
Yes, as long as they meet all other requirements for program eligibility. Students should be sure to note their previous relationship with the project in their applications. New work will need to be done for the project as part of participation in GSoC.
Should students begin working on their applications before Google begins accepting program applications?
That’s up to you. Keep in mind, though, that our mentoring organizations will be publishing a list of proposed project ideas, so you may find that you’ll want to revamp your application later, or create an entirely new one to address one of those ideas.
Can a student work on more than one project?
No, each participant is only eligible for one stipend.
Can a group apply for and work on a single proposal?
No, only an individual may work on a given project. Of course, students should feel free to collaborate with others to accomplish their project goals.
Links
* http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/ffopenwrt
* Ideas http://wiki.freifunk.net/Ideas