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Ben Green reports that there is a metapackage available for the forthcoming Bristol Wireless Linux distribution, which is based on Debian’s latest ‘etch‘ version. The version available for testing, codenamed 0.1.0, can currently only be obtained by people connected to Bristol Wireless network, since it resides on the magico server, which is not accessible to […]
Following the recent exceptionally stormy weather of the last couple of weeks, Bristol Wireless’ Lloyd Cohen and Rich Higgs have paid a visit to Holroyd House on Windmill Hill – our most exposed location – and Armada House in Kingsdown to check the condition of the bolts holding our antennae to the buildings. While they […]
As of 23rd January, Bristol City Council is changing its website address to make it easier for visitors to remember and use. From that date the new web address for the council will be http://www.bristol.gov.uk. The hyphen and ‘city’ previously used in the old address, http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk, are being dropped to shorten the address and to […]
Bristol Wireless’s backbone is now live, giving us wide coverage within the city.
Today we say goodbye and wish bon voyage to May, one of our volunteers, who is returning home to China.
The more keen eyed of our visitors will have noticed that the Bristol Wireless site is now wearing new clothes.
Around the recent Christmas period, Bristol Wireless installed two new LTSP suites on opposite sides of the city.
Last Wednesday, Bristol Wireless participated in the inaugural run of the Digital Challenge game in Bristol’s Barton Hill area.
There’s been a change of server for Bristol Wireless’ chat channel.
From the middle of next year, deputies (MPs) in the French National Assembly will be using Linux desktop computers.
Last week was a busy one for wireless news as both Bristol and Manchester announce plans for infrastructure projects.
The LTSP suite at Princess Royal Gardens has recently been refurbished and upgraded; Woodsy takes a look.
Bristol Wireless is introducing a new Announce mailing list
The 10 Downing Street website has a petition calling on the PM to provide free wifi access in major UK cities
The Swedish national police plan widespread open source deployment over the next five years.
The Gadget Show on Five has launched a campaign for free wifi nationwide
In a recent anti-trust case the US Court of Appeals ruled on the legality of free software and the GPL.
A free blogging skills exhange and discussion event is taking place at Bristol’s Watershed on Tuesday 5th December 2006.
St. Louis Park is poised to become the first US city to provide all residents with access to a solar-powered, wireless internet service.
On Wednesday 1st November, 100 delegates from central and local government, the private, community and voluntary sectors across the South West met at Watershed, Bristol for a day to discuss “Harnessing Digital Disruption”.