<html>
<head>
<style><!--
.hmmessage P
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px
}
body.hmmessage
{
font-size: 10pt;
font-family:Tahoma
}
--></style>
</head>
<body class='hmmessage'>
<pre>>So - if you want to help out right away. I could use a wiki to be able<br>>to discuss the various sub-problems and a emailing list that can be<br>>used to discuss all of the topics that will arise.</pre>Taking care of it :D<br>I can help on anything online, but offline i'm on the other side of the planet xD<br>
<br>-Rodrigo de Arzave<br><br>> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:23:47 +0200<br>> From: erik.lonroth@gmail.com<br>> To: pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> Subject: [pp.int.general] File Sharing in Space, baloon fork.<br>> <br>> This is the continuation of the discussions about launching a "vessel"<br>> of some sort.<br>> <br>> The old subject was: "File Sharing in Space"<br>> <br>> That thread has drifted somewhat, so I would like to fork it.<br>> <br>> First of all, I love that alot of people are engaged in the discussion<br>> and pushing in alot of "how" and "what" etc. BUT, since its way to<br>> difficult for me at the present to coordinate and even to digest alot<br>> of it, I have to stick with a reasonable plan that I can manage at<br>> present. There has been alot of twists on this in the previous<br>> discussion: "A boat", "A rocket", "A zeppeline" and I think that<br>> Andrew Norton proposed a bunch of other stuff. All of those are<br>> offcourse super-cool, but for me - all of them too difficult to manage<br>> as a project. I am not competent enough for such a project yet as I<br>> lack the knowledge about too many things about it. The future of this<br>> project, version 2 if you like, might go further...<br>> <br>> So:<br>> <br>> My plan will be to launch a baloon with a simple file sharing site<br>> into the air. Make it stay up there as long as possible and learn from<br>> it. Grow the ambitions if it is possible to succeed with them.<br>> <br>> <br>> THE PLAN<br>> ----------------<br>> Basically - its a baloon as a first step.<br>> <br>> A baloon with a "webserver"/"file sharing site" proposes some separate problems:<br>> <br>> 1. Make a baloon stay up "long" in the air. High enough to be<br>> annoying, low enough to allow various "data traffic".<br>> 2. Define a MINIMUM of devices that needs to go up with it, that....<br>> 3. A) Can be powered by a "POWER SOURCE".<br>> B) Survives very cold climates and tough winds.<br>> C) Can't be "hacked".<br>> D) Provides a "pirate-like service" that can be accessed somehow<br>> from ground level.<br>> 4. In best case - can be recovered.<br>> <br>> All problems related to "formalities" (laws, regulations, licenses<br>> etc.) are for now ignored since this is not even close to a practical<br>> reality yet.<br>> <br>> There was a reporter from Forbes that was interested in talking to me<br>> about this project. So if anyone wants to say hello to media - this<br>> your chance. Cheers Forbes, I hope you read this! Hope to talk to you<br>> soon.<br>> <br>> So - if you want to help out right away. I could use a wiki to be able<br>> to discuss the various sub-problems and a emailing list that can be<br>> used to discuss all of the topics that will arise.<br>> <br>> In the future, a fund-raising page can be thought of. Getting money in<br>> return for publicity to fund more fancy stuff in the future. Start<br>> with a baloon - end up in space. Who knows.<br>> <br>> /Erik<br>> ____________________________________________________<br>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>> pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general<br> </body>
</html>