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@antijingoist @ireneista @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc I fear for the less savvy communities. Does anyone have a "self-host all the things" package that the "one guy who knows computers" could deploy reasonably? Like for regional pride group x or community activist collection y. This is probably pie in the sky but also the largest demographic that could be targeted. 6 comments
 @howtophil @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc we definitely see these things pop up now and then. in our view what keeps them from really sticking around is that... they're made by technical people whose focus is just building it.  @ireneista @howtophil @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc There's a bigger problem: Consumer Wi-Fi chipsets are not designed for that kind of thing. Not all of them support ad-hoc mode, AP mode, or 802.11s. They tend to lock up or reset after varying periods of time. Broadcom is Broadcom. The ideal hardware would be a wireless router with the memory of a raspi. @drwho @ireneista @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc I think a raspi can be configured to be a hotspot with multiple USB wifi sticks too... @howtophil @ireneista @Luther @antijingoist @mos_8502 @lmorchard @vkc It can. As to how reliable it will be, it depends on the hardware rev, cooling, and traffic volume. |
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There used to be some "emergency local network hotspot" projects out there that had live chat and something like Mastodon (but without verification links etc to make accounts) a while back... Like, they were designed to work without a connection to the internet