Hello, I recently become interested in this type of project, but have never been involved in anything technical beyond a long ago degree in communication engineeing.. I intend to approach this organisation, but before doing so wish to ask if there is any one on this list who would be interested but may lack French: I am not fluent, but am good at languages and could expect to reach adequate competency fairly quickly,
so in brief: is there any one such that we could effectively combine to form a suitable asset? - I am based in UK + would be happy to make my own way there, so it may be worth while all round. thanx, Deep Grewal. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:34:17 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [BAWUG] Volunteer Opportunity for WiFi > Professionals in West > Africa > To: wireless@lists.bawug.org > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Geekcorps (http://www.geekcorps.org) is in search of > the few, the proud, > the WiFi Geeks would can design an antenna, cabling, > and other WiFi gear > to build a 5km link from a point to an onmi-based > access point. Now make > it in Mali, West Africa out of locally sourced parts > and running on Linux > OS. Then teach the French-speaking locals what > you're doing so they can > replicate and maintain the process. > > Think you can do that? If so, then check out the > Geekcorps Mali > Connectivity Project in greater detail: > http://mali.geekcorps.org > Geekcorps is teaching Malian radio stations and > community centers how to > work with audio tools and software on Linux-based > systems, connect the > systems by WiFi over several kilometers, and > maintain both the systems and > connections with great ingenuity and minimal > expense. > > Fluent French and at least 3-5 years of professional > experience with > advanced audio tools and/or WiFi on Linux is a must. > Radio broadcasting > and/or WiFi antenna and mast construction experience > preferred. Volunteers > willing to work with people and innovate with > minimal technical equipment > in a developing country are needed immediately > (January-February 2005) and > would stay in Mali about four months, teaching small > groups in a hands-on > setting. More volunteers will be needed starting in > March or April to > continue the experience. > > Besides that warm & fuzzy feeling from doing good, > Geekcorps offers > airfare, lodging, a small living stipend, and > dedicated in-country staff. > Daily challenges and rewards are guaranteed. > Interested? Apply here: > http://www.geekcorps.org/default.asp?l1i=205 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Wayan Vota > Program Manager > Geekcorps Division > http://www.geekcorps.org > wvota at iesc dot org > > International Executive Service Corps (IESC) > 901 15th Street NW, Suite 1010 > Washington DC, 20005 > 202.326.0280 - http://www.iesc.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:13:20 -0800 > From: David Sanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [BAWUG] Albany?? > To: <wireless@lists.bawug.org> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Does anyone know of wireless dsl access from albany? > > Iım out of range for darkersun. > > -- > David Sanger at gmail dot com > ---------------------------------- > David Sanger Photography > Travel assignments and stock worldwide > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.forko.com/pipermail/wireless/attachments/20041213/11070e11/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list > [unsubscribe] > http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > End of wireless Digest, Vol 10, Issue 6 > *************************************** > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
