Why am I NOT surprised GOOGLE is HAMPERING the expansion of Mesh technology, anything that allows people to empower themselves and aint gotta kiss their ass is going to be a problem. . . Quote: Most efforts to develop mesh networking are focused on Google’s Android operating system because Apple’s mobile devices are difficult to modify and relatively expensive. Android powers the majority of smartphones worldwide, dominating in the places where poor infrastructure makes mesh networking especially valuable. However, some mesh proponents say Google is unnecessarily hampering their efforts because it does not support the device-to-device mode of Wi-Fi chips in its Android software (a complaint registered with Google as “Android bug #82”). That means before a device can become an active part of a mesh network, a user must bypass Android’s security controls, or “root” the device, by installing special software. Unrooted devices can use connectivity provided by a mesh network, but they can’t help expand its coverage. Both the Commotion and Serval projects have tried to get Google to change the policy, to no avail. Gardner-Stephen says Google may believe that smartphone manufacturers and wireless carriers want it to resist. He adds that the company should consider the contribution it could make to disaster response by allowing—if not explicitly promoting—the creation of mesh networks. “Their policy is inhibiting this kind of humanitarian telecommunication,” he says.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:05:22 +0000
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