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A list of open and open source 5G software projects

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Re: A list of open and open source 5G software projects

#6

Post by southerntofu »

anaganisk wrote: post #3
kemitchell wrote: post #2

Patents?

Humble doubt: Are they applicable on non-commercial and open source uses too? Can patents prevent that?

It really depends on your legislation, and also how much you allow yourself to be governed by unjust legislation. For example people like Rhizomatica are building internet / cellphone infrastructure on a free-software stack without (to my knowledge) caring at all about patents (good).

On the other side of the world Freifunk community network in Germany has in i believe illegal activities to protect their users, and have fought up to the supreme court for that. Sorry i can't really provide a source as i don't speak german but it has something to do with secondary liability.

So overall, please never let anyone dictate all the good you should do. Especially not lawmakers and lawyers.

Re: A list of open and open source 5G software projects

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Post by southerntofu »

5G is not supported by most phones. It requires a lot more infrastructure (base stations) than traditional GSM because of shorter range, so operators worldwide are currently on a concrete craze destroying the environment ever more. And it opens a lot more avenues for surveillance. All of that without bringing any measurable improvement of life to anyone.

Why the hell would i want free-software stack for that tech? On one hand it'll be used to legitimize 5G in the first place which is far from consensual topic, even in tech-friendly circles. On the other hand, i conceptually appreciate the idea to run my own GSM stack, BUT 5G is mostly worse (if i want short range i'll just do wifi thanks) and even if i run my own stack, commercial operators will never peer with me so my users won't be able to talk with anyone else (pretty useless).

In my very personal view, cell phone networks are useless pieces of tech that need to be replaced with proper Internet infrastructure.

Re: A list of open and open source 5G software projects

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Post by TobTobXX »

southerntofu wrote: post #6
anaganisk wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Humble doubt: Are they applicable on non-commercial and open source uses too? Can patents prevent that?

It really depends on your legislation, and also how much you allow yourself to be governed by unjust legislation. For example people like Rhizomatica are building internet / cellphone infrastructure on a free-software stack without (to my knowledge) caring at all about patents (good). On the other side of the world Freifunk community network in Germany has in i believe illegal activities to protect their users, and h…

This? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk#Legal_Issues

Terrifying.

Re: A list of open and open source 5G software projects

#10

Post by southerntofu »

TobTobXX wrote: post #9
southerntofu wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It really depends on your legislation, and also how much you allow yourself to be governed by unjust legislation. For example people like Rhizomatica are building internet / cellphone infrastructure on a free-software stack without (to my knowledge) caring at all about patents (good). On the other side of the world Freifunk community network in Germany has in i believe illegal activities to protect their users, and h…

This? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk#Legal_Issues Terrifying.

That's probably it. However i'm not from germany and don't speak german so please don't take my word for it.
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