[CUWiN-Dev] G and A and realworld throughput

[Stephen Ronan]

David Young wrote:

>>how does roofnet compare with cuwin?
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>We have different emphases.  Somebody do correct me if I'm wrong,
>but I believe Roofnet emphasizes research.  It's not about the code,
>it's about writing the research articles, and graduating.  The Roofnet
>of today only has to be reproducible for the duration of the current
>Ph.D. students' schooling.
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I don't think the difference remains so pronounced in that regard these 
days. One or two years ago when I talked with the principal Roofnet 
developer he was clearly already interested in their work being rolled 
out to be useful in community wireless networks at some future point but 
needed himself to keep very focused on improving the software to get it 
ready for that. Now, he and colleagues are quite explicitly focused on 
the task, as you phrased it, of working to "enable end-users to build 
autonomous networks that meet their community's data communication needs 
at a low cost."

But your approaches do seem to differ thus far in CUWiN's more active 
attempts to facilitate an open collegial development process inviting 
participation of developers far and wide, while the academic environment 
may encourage the MIT researchers to focus on resolving software 
problems themselves as part of their research agendas. But in regard to 
implementation they, like CUWiN, are also are pleased to collaborate 
with community groups.

Tangentially, I'm curious what folks know about Locustworld mesh 
software? How may that compare with Roofnet and CUWiN?
   
   - Steve