[wsfii-discuss] spam low Re: RG 58 cable

Sun Nov 23 20:18:34 UTC 2008

Thanks, Jeff.

As mentioned earlier, I think we need to have a couple more 'moderator' capacity persons as backups on the wsfii site, to avoid delays in removing spam and nuisance posts. Jeff has volunteered, and so have I. Whoever is currently handling this work, please consider adding more persons, as it is clear that only regular housecleaning can keep the site as technically useful as possible, for people trying to come on board to learn the wsfii ethos. 

Vickram
http://communicall.wordpress.com
http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com

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From: jeff buderer <jeff at onevillagefoundation.org>
To: kafui at onevillagefoundation.org
Cc: Friland at Boevl.dk; wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org
Sent: Sunday, 23 November, 2008 23:04:24
Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] spam low Re:  RG 58 cable

Hi all,

11.17– 21.08 | Pretoria SA: Kafui Prebbie Reports on Wireless Africa's
Technical and Business Skills Workshop: http://blog.onevillage.tv/?p=836

Also please note the report by Cleopa Timon Otieno of the Ugunja
Community Resource Centre about the outcomes of the Wireless African
Workshop:
http://lists.ugabytes.org/pipermail/ugabytes_lists.ugabytes.org/2008-November/002783.html.

Also did everyone see Ian Howard's much talked about report about
Telecenters verses Cell Phones? 

>From APC website/newsletter (http://www.apc.org/en/node/7298):

MONTEVIDEO (Ian Howard for APCNews) – Following the initial rush of
information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)
projects in rural Africa, many did not yield the anticipated outcomes,
and interest has been dying down. People then began talking about
“sustainable ICT” projects that would become self-sufficient after their
initial set-up period. But with mobile phones gaining in popularity,
popular rhetoric has begun to question the need of ICTs beyond the
mobile phone. While mobiles have had a great impact in rural areas, a
new study by Ian Howard, commissioned by APC, argues that the need for
telecentres and affordable internet connections exists, as such centres
cater to rural and niche markets the way larger companies cannot.
http://www.apc.org/en/node/7178/

Lets all work to keep each other updated a bit better as I know you all
have been doing lots of important work that we can learn from.

Also what about either updating www.wsfii.org? I see at least that the
front page now has wsfii memo of understanding but it still has that
gaming crap on there in the blog archives.

Give me access to the site and I can remove it and then we can add
content that we share here and then decide what is important news and
goings on in our network relevant to the mission and vision of wsfii.

Jeff Buderer
oneVillage Foundation

On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 02:21 -0700, Kafui A. Prebbie wrote:
> Bjarke and Marco,
> 

> Refreshing to read from you all - and many greetings to the WSFII
> network!
> 
> I am currently in Pretoria, SA  for the Wireless Africa Project
> Technical Worshop where we had some good training with technology and
> business led by Sebastian (who is know here) and Alberto & Loius (of
> IT46 - http://www.it46.se/). Please see -
> http://www.wireless-africa.org/events/workshop_0811. The Wireless
> Africa project is led by Meraka Institute and funded by IDRC will
> support Community Owned Information Networks for business and service
> delivery models in rural, poor communities.
> 
> In line with this, the Winneba Open Digital Village will extend its
> wireless network and include also VoIP in he coming year. Welcome
> volunteers from around the world.
> 
> We'll keep you all updated.
> 
> Best regards...
> 
> Kafui A. Prebbie 
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> 
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> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: Bjarke Nielsen <Bjarke at DjurslandS.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 5:45 AM
> To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information
> Infrastructure <wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
> Subject: spam low Re: [wsfii-discuss] RG 58 cable
> 
> Hello Marco !  :-)
> 
> Like we did with the Ghana WSFII-project in Wineba "The Djursland
> International Institute of Rural Wireless Broadband" can give it out
> for free in relevant slices to community projects in areas of need, if
> you like.
> 
> Warm greetings from Bjarke  :-)
> 
> 
> marco skrev: 
> > hi
> > 
> > i nearly forgot a 1000m RG58 cable (2,4GHz, 50 Ohm) stored at a friends
> > place in Hamburg. It has been donated by a german cable company last
> > year ... forgot their name ;)
> > 
> > The purpose we got it for suspended long time ago. Does any community
> > project out there need this 50 kg antenna wire (without any connectors)?
> > 
> > grts, marco (berlin)
> > 
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