[AktiviX-discuss] Speakers planned

[chip]

hi

i went to the manchesterwireless (http://www.manchesterwireless.net/)
event at the weekend and met up with some good peeps.

a fairly definite speaker is a guy called Matt who has been doing some
interesting work on a free hardware solution called Squishware - see his
email below.  he's also interested in the ramifications of the TCPA.

we might also be able to get a guy from Madrid to talk about the
http://www.guadawireless.net/ project.

AFAIK i may still have a speaker for "Grow Your Own Media Lab" and for
"OpenCola softdrinks".

as for myself, i might have go at trying to install Syllable
(http://syllable.sourceforge.net/) or even demo-ing StreamBox
(http://streambox.org/) if the wind's blowing in the right direction  ;o)

has a venue yet been finalised?

chip
-- 
http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk

> Matt here, we met today at the Manchester wireless meeting.
> As I said to you there I'd be interested in sharing my knowledge with
> the "Aktivists" attending at Sheffield this year. As I mentioned at the
> meeting I'd be interested in talking about Open Source Hardware, and
> about the Squishware project, as well as the threats to an open source
> technology world posed by such organisations as the TCPA and how we can
> ready ourselves for this.
>
>             The Squishware project aims to create (and has created
> several working prototypes of) inexpensive hardware devices built by
> either the end user or by someone in the community. This device, once
> plugged-in, is useless, so the user needs to go to the Squishware
> website and then download a function (a Squishie) which automatically
> loads itself into the device, allowing it to take on that role.
>
>             In the scope of your cause, for a free media, this could be
> very worthwhile. The circuitry is so versatile you can get it to receive
> and transmit virtually any signal on any band, wired or wirelessly.
> Manchester wireless is interested in this because it would let them
> create there own network protocols, allowing for long distance links
> perfectly tailored for the exact situation. But you may be interested in
> it for the fact it will allow people to broadcast radio, TV and data
> stream signals with inexpensive hardware. Also, because the device would
> is reconfigurable, if they're ever short of hardware they can just get a
> new Squishie and change the function. We're taking back control of what
> we put in our PC's and what we use them for.
>
>             Now, where we are now. We've got a few basic proof of
> concept designs working, but nothing even approaching on what I've
> talked about yet. We simply need more interest and more people to verify
> our designs, help manufacture and eventually program Squishie for them.
> I hope that by speaking at your event I could get people excited about
> Squishware, help them see Open Source doesn't just mean software, warn
> of the dangers of TCPA and other organisations who want to control our
> hardware,  and get people involved so that advanced Squishware becomes a
> fully functioning reality sooner.
>
>             I look forward to hearing from you, and ultimately,
> attending the event!
>
> Cheers,
>             Matt Jason H - The Squishware Foundation.