From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 6 18:17:54 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B258106564A for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:17:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erob@gthcfoundation.org) Received: from relais.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 209148FC14 for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:17:53 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Received: from [192.168.0.100] ([184.162.50.38]) by VL-MR-MRZ20.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0LHN00GAYETEE0E0@VL-MR-MRZ20.ip.videotron.ca> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:17:38 -0500 (EST) Message-id: <4D73CFBE.9050309@gthcfoundation.org> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:17:34 -0500 From: Etienne Robillard Organization: Green Tea Hackers Club User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101227 Icedove/3.0.11 To: erob@gthcfoundation.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Hans Petter Selasky References: <4D73BB23.8020806@gthcfoundation.org> <201103061758.47368.hselasky@c2i.net> <4D73C223.8040009@gthcfoundation.org> <201103061836.39151.hselasky@c2i.net> <4D73C890.8050405@gthcfoundation.org> In-reply-to: <4D73C890.8050405@gthcfoundation.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Cc: Subject: OFDM kernel (Re: can somebody explains OFDM in FreeBSD?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: erob@gthcfoundation.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:17:54 -0000 On 06/03/11 12:46 PM, Etienne Robillard wrote: > On 06/03/11 12:36 PM, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > >> On Sunday 06 March 2011 18:19:31 Etienne Robillard wrote: >> >> >>> On 06/03/11 11:58 AM, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: >>> >>> >> >> >>> yes, the difference with 'software OFDM' and hardware OFDM - as in >>> run(4) - is the latter >>> exploits 'objects' and 'peoples' as subcarriers units with >>> "bi-directional data" when >>> software OFDM could be used to securely convert the raw ELF/VLF energy >>> input to >>> a external server (the Power Server).. >>> >>> could then this not require a security advisory for hardware OFDM devices >>> circulating in the wild to boost 802.11 'speeds' and 'ranges' ? >>> >>> >> Hi Etienne, >> >> I think you are reading too much into too little and that further discussion >> into the details you suggest is not appropriate for this list. I believe that >> developers on the -current list are serious people, wanting to remove problems >> in this world rather than create them. Exploits are possible when the >> developers are not given enough time to research good solutions. Maybe you >> want to support FreeBSD developers by donating some money via the FreeBSD >> foundation, so that we can do a better job, removing your fears of software >> exploits in interaction with humans :-) >> >> --HPS >> >> BTW: Our slogan is "The power to serve" and not "the power server" :-) >> >> > you must be kidding? this kind of security exploits should be not regarded > as friendly. However I'd like to see a FreeBSD based OFDM kernel to > allow conveying > ELF/VLF input stream to things like 'electricity'... > > Freebsd: the power to serve the world with free electricity! Isn't that > ironic? ;-) > > The more I let myself thinking about this possibility the more obvious it becomes. Sure I would like to see this project adopted by the FreeBSD foundation so that it becomes officialy supported in FreeBSD! :-) Any takers? Best, -- Etienne Robillard Company: Green Tea Hackers Club Occupation: Software Developer (and CEO) E-mail: erob@gthcfoundation.org Work phone: 450-936-2123 Website (Company): https://gthc.org/ Website (Blog): https://gthc.org/blog/ PGP public key fingerprint: F2A9 32EA 8E7C 460F 1728 A1A7 649C 7F17 A086 DDEC During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. -- John F. Kennedy