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= Welcome to B.C. Wireless =
Welcome to the British Columbia Wireless Network Society's Wiki.  This Wiki is a collaborative web environment where people can participate in knowledge building and sharing of ideas.

Much of the content on this Wiki is out of date and needs refreshing.  

Although we prefer the Wiki to remain open, continued spam abuse has resulted in the need for edits to be made by logged in users only who are listed in the WikiEditorsGroup.  Create an account on the UserPreferences page and then add yourself to the WikiEditorsGroup page.

To keep up to date on newly changed pages, visit the RecentChanges page on a regular basis.

= Table of Contents =
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= Using the Wiki =
 * HelpForBeginners: to get you going on this web site
 * WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing
 * FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways
 * WantedPages : Pages that are missing on this Wiki, and need filling in.

= Places to get started =
 * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6972678839686672840&hl=en A new way to look at networking].  Good overview of the history of telecommunications and new approaches.
 * GettingStarted : Introduction to BC Wireless.
 * GeneralOverview: General Information about Wireless for the unfamiliar.
 * FrequentlyAskedQuestions : Commonly asked questions about our project.
 * NetworkStructure : Information about the B.C. Wireless Network Structure
 * CategoryFieldPlay : Notes and stories from our field plays.
 * NodeMap: Open Wireless Networks in BC.
 * CategoryCategory : A list of information categories on our Wiki.
 * ["News"] : News - not always updated ;-)

= Technical =
 * ["Hardware"] : Different types of hardware
 * CategorySoftware : Various programs and utilities
= Government and Policy =
 * Information about the GovernmentOfBritishColumbia
= Collaboration =
 * CategoryIdeas : Ideas on Technical Standards, services, etc.
 * ["Meetings"] : Meeting minutes
= Initiatives and projects =
 * WaveCaster : The B.C. Wireless Community Infomatics System.
 * The CommunityHotspotPortalSystem is using WifiDog to build Community ["Hotspots"] and ["Mesh"] networks.
 * ["BCWLinux"] is a Linux distribution for Community Wireless Networks.
 * ["BCOpenWRT"] is a Linux distribution for Linksys access and compatible access points.
 * ["BCWJxta"] is a Peer to Peer framework for developing interactive applications.
 * The ["VoiceOverIP"] project aims to build a Voice Telephony framework for Community Wireless Networks.
 * The DigitalDivide team is putting all of this stuff together and working in under and unserved communities.
 * ["Regulatory"] and SpectrumLicensingReform discusses legal aspects of operating community networks and issues facing broadband community networks.
 * Our [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=132187 SETI@HOME team] - Join us in the search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
 * [http://groups.google.com/group/bcwireless General BC Wireless Group] (migrated to Google Dec 2009)
 * WifiFred is our community information bot who hangs out in the IRC channel.

= Resources =
 * The [https://www.bcwireless.net/handbook/ Community Wireless Handbook] a now out dated handbook is a starting point for starting a Community Wireless Network
 * The SimilarProjectLinks page lists other organizations that can help build Community Capacity in your First Nation or Rural community.
 * ["Presentations"] we've given, or have lurked in.