[Imc-radio] headlines

[Sarah Lazare]

hi all, here are some possible headlines for ucimc radio news this week.
rock!
sarah

here is a headline/announcement by leslie van buren via ucimc.org

The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) will present a free 
workshop entitled "War & the Economy: Too Many Guns, Not Enough Butter" next 
week. The workshop, developed by United for a Fair Economy, explores the 
impact of militarism on the U.S. Economy and allows participants to examine 
the effects of military spending on healthcare,education, and other human 
needs. Join us Monday, February 7th at 7pm in Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory 
Dr. in Urbana, in the main lounge. For more information, email the PRC at 
prc (at) prairienet.org or visit our website: http://www.prairienet.org/prc

this is by sascha meinrath via ucimc.org

magine a free wireless networking system that any municipality, company, or 
group of neighbors could easily set up themselves. Over the past 
half-decade, the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN) has 
been developing an open source, turnkey wireless networking solution that 
exceeds the functionality of many proprietary systems. CUWiN's vision is 
ubiquitous, extremely high-speed, low-cost networking for every community 
and constituency. Following in the footsteps of Linux and Firefox, CUWiN has 
focused on creating a low-cost, non-proprietary, user-friendly system. 
CUWiN's software will share connectivity across the network, allowing users 
to buy bandwidth in bulk and benefit from the cost savings. CUWiN networks 
are self-configuring and self-healing -- so adding new wireless nodes is 
hassle-free, and the system automatically adapts to the loss of an existing 
node. And, because CUWiN networks are completely ad-hoc, there's no need for 
expensive central servers or specialized administration equipment.

To set up a network, all end-users need to do is burn a CD with CUWiN's 
software (which will be available for free at http://www.cuwireless.net), 
put the CD into an old desktop computer equipped with a supported wireless 
card, and turn the computer on. Once the computer boots from the CD, the 
rest of the setup is completely automated: from loading the networking 
operating system and software, sending out beacons to nearby nodes, 
negotiating network connectivity, and assimilating into the network -- all 
the complicated technical setup is taken care of automatically. Unlike most 
broadband systems, CUWiN's software builds a local intranet as well as 
providing for Internet-connectivity -- thus, a town that uses CUWiN's system 
is also creating a community-wide local area network over which streaming 
audio and video, voice services, etc. can all be sent.

CUWiN is a cutting edge research and development initiative. CUWiN has 
pioneered the first open source implementation of Hazy Sighted Link State 
routing protocol (first developed by BBN Technologies); thus CUWiN's 
software creates a highly robust, scalable ad-hoc wireless networks. CUWiN's 
route prioritization metric is based on research conducted at MIT and will 
automatically adapt to any network topology and local geography.

CUWiN's software is, and always will be, available for free. CUWiN is a 
non-profit organization supported by grants and donations. CUWiN's software 
provides one of the world's most advanced networking solutions available 
today; and we are now making our software available to the general public to 
use, test, and help develop. We know that there are features and 
improvements that people will want to see in future releases -- as an open 
source project, we are counting on the feedback and input from people around 
the globe.

More information on setting up your own CUWiN network is available online 
now at: http://www.cuwireless.net/documentation