HOPEX had a good talk on the subject: http://hope.net/schedule.html#wirelessme http://hope.net/schedule.html#wirelessme They reference the RedHook (Brooklyn) p

HOPEX had a good talk on the subject: http://hope.net/schedule.html#wirelessme http://hope.net/schedule.html#wirelessme They reference the RedHook (Brooklyn) project in the article which was an inspiring attempt - especially in how they got local help for installation and maintenance. I am not sure how that project is going as the blog does nto have a lot of recent updates http://rhicenter.org/ http://rhicenter.org/ I volunteer for a meetup based project in my home town which is having a hard time getting roof access for the network. In my limited experience it seems the biggest obstacles are not tech problems but NIMBY. Meshnet is a great idea - one of these days it will break through. It is exciting to see these projects