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Linux to help Marines become Semper Wi-Fi
newsforge.com ^ | August 19, 2004 | Joe Barr

Posted on 08/19/2004 8:35:09 PM PDT by blackfarm

One of the benefits of attending conferences like Blackhat Briefings and Defcon is the networking that occurs in the background. In this case, wireless networking. I met John Hering when he and his posse were in the press room giving a demo of their Bluetooth Sniper Gun ahead of their presentation. That's when I heard John mention the "UnwireIraq" project, which aims to provide American servicemen and women in Afghanistan and Iraq with high-speed Internet access, so that they can stay more closely in touch with friends and families back home. He gave me a brief overview of the project that day. I told him I would like to follow-up with him after the conference. Now that I've done so, here's what I've learned.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: iraq; linux; marines; wifi

1 posted on 08/19/2004 8:35:09 PM PDT by blackfarm
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