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Rosario, Argentina Uses Open Source to Power Free Muni-Wireless

“The Inquirer”:2 reports that the city of “Rosario, Argentina”:1 decided to build a free municipal wireless network for residents and visitors. Instead of buying a proprietary solution, the city decided to use open source software, including “OpenWRT”:3 and “WifiDog”:4.

NYCwireless and “many other community wireless groups”:5 also use WifiDog, a hotspot management system from Ile Sans Fil, the Montréal, Canada wireless group.

[1]http://www.welcomeargentina.com/rosario/index_i.html
[2]http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41344
[3]http://openwrt.org
[4]http://dev.wifidog.org
[5]http://dev.wifidog.org/wiki/Community

Filed under: International, Muniwireless, News

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