FUD is an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. It is an immoral way of promoting a product by introducing one of these elements into people’s thinking about a competitor and is frequently used by proprietary software vendors to denigrate the merits of free and open source software. When ethical business people want to sell…
This is a very brief guide to setting up a vserver (http://linux-vserver.org) to run LTSP on. Getting DHCP to work Requires NET_RAW Getting NFS to work A user space NFS server is required. “nfs-user-server” or “unfs3” should work fine. We are using unfs3. See the respective documentation for the differences between the two. Local Devices…
This is best explained by comparing mobile phone handsets and wifi, which operate on different frequencies. Depending on the network provider, the power dissipated by the radio of a mobile phone is no more than 2 watts (O2 and Vodafone) or 1 watt (Orange). Now consider that the legal limit for wireless networking is 0.1w.…
There has been some discussion as to the possible hazards of wifi. This is best explained by comparing to mobile phone handset and Wifi, which operate on different frequencies. The power dissipated by the radio of a mobile phone is no more than 2 watts (e.g. O2 and Vodafone) and no more than 1 watt…
If you have followed the instructions below, click here to consult to our comprehensive online help. Broadband 1. Get the box that your provider will have given to you and make sure it is plugged into the mains. 2. Connect the box to your computer using a piece of cat 5 cable. 3. Restart your…
Bristol Wireless recommends operating systems that are free. Free in the context of free software means having a number of freedoms regarding the software. These include the freedom to copy the software for no charge and to improve it or change it to suit your needs. There are a number of operating systems which fit…
GNU/Linux is a free software operating system; in this case ‘free’ as in freedom, rather than any other idea of free (e.g. free beer). Most software vendors sell you software, which you then have no right to re-distribute. Free software (or open source software as it is sometimes called) is given freely (for no charge)…
As members of the co-operative, we members may all have different motives for contributing to this project, but they mainly fall under the following headings: Helping our community; Advocates for Linux and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS); Promoting high speed networks for everyone; Local media distribution (e.g. of creative artwork). Here’s one perspective on…
Bristol Wireless is a volunteer-run community co-operative established in 2002 to supply open source ICT to businesses, the community and voluntary sector and the general public. It was initially fuelled by the energy and enthusiasm of some under-employed techs in East Bristol with the aim of improving society, particularly its less fortunate sections, by providing…