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== Grow Netsukuku ==
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Netsukuku is a mesh network.
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The mesh networks depend on the collaboration of each node, in fact, a
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distributed network can grow only with the small contributions of each user.
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Don't expect that someone will set up the whole net for you, just
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because Netsukuku is decentralised, anonymous, distributed and independent
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and it will never be possible to anybody to control it.
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You have the possibility to be the citizen of a free world wide community,
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where no one will ever be able to limit your digital rights with measures like
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prosecution of file sharing, censorship, data retention, commercial
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connectivity and so on.
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=== Joining Netsukuku ===
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The first step is to turn your PC into a Netsukuku node:
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* take a computer
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* install any distro of GNU/Linux
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* install Netsukuku
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* buy a wifi (PCI) card
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* buy/build an external antenna (with the longest range as possible)
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or
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* buy an Access Point compatible with the Netsukuku-AP firmware
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* buy/build an external antenna (with the longest range as possible)
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* connect the AP to your PC. In this case it doesn't matter anymore
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what OS you've installed and even if your PC is turned off, the AP
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will continue to be an active Netsukuku node..
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It's highly probable you will be the first node in your neighborhood,
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but this is normal: someone have to be the first.
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As soon as another user will do the same thing you did, you will be
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automatically connected to each other.
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Waiting doesn't cost you nothing.
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In order to shorten your waiting you can help the growth of Netsukuku in your
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neighborhood by following the advises written below.
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=== Internet sharing ===
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If you have an Internet connection, share it with your neighbours.
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In this way everybody will be able to have a free Internet connection without
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worrying of his or her location. Moreover, when this habit will be common, you
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won't worry too, anywhere and anytime.
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Don't worry too much about sharing your bandwidth.
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These are some features of sharing the Internet connection with Netsukuku:
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* You can connect to the Internet using, at the same time, multiple node
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which share their connection. For example, if there are 5 nodes sharing
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their 640Kb/s connections, you can have 5 parallel downloads at 640Kb/s.
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* If you decide to share your Internet connection, you will always use the
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Internet connections shared by the other nodes. In this way, you donate
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your bandwidth, but, at the same time, receive donations from other users.
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* Even if you share your Internet connection to other Netsukuku nodes, your
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traffic will have the maximum priority, therefore you won't notice any
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slowdown.
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=== Spread the word ===
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It is very important to let your neighbours aware of being inside a
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Netsukuku area.
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You have just to mark in a visible way the area, for example using:
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* stickers: /* TODO: image and phrase for the sticker URL */
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* papers: /* TODO: url of the sheet to print */
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* posters: /* TODO */
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For more information on this topic go to:
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http://lab.dyne.org/Ntk_spread_the_word /* TODO */
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=== City-City link ===
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In the same way two nodes close to each other are linked, it is possible to connect
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two close cities by wireless links.
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Otherwise, if it is impossible to link physically them (f.e. there is a desert
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area between them), they can still be connected with the use of Internet tunnels.
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For more information on this topic go to:
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http://lab.dyne.org/Ntk_Internet_tunnels
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=== Documentation ===
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Another useful thing you can do is writing or translating documentation.
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Use the wiki: http://lab.dyne.org/Netsukuku
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=== Code ===
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There is a lot to code too! If you are a Kung Foo coder, get on board and
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help the development writing some nice poems. For a start you can take a look
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at the src/TODO file.
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=== Misc ===
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Finally, every good work you can do is welcomed and it will surely be used,
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for example if you like to draw upload your drawings.
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