BC Community Networks - Sea to Sky Free-Net Pioneer's Wisdom

Wisdom from a Squamish Pioneer

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Contact Info:

Detlef Rudolph, Sea to Sky Free-Net
Telephone: 898-5023 (h)
E-mail: drudolph@sea-to-sky.net
HomePage -- http://www.mountain-inter.net/~freenet/
Key lessons learned about planning and operating a CommunityNet...

You need a champion who will do a lot of leg work, pounding the pavement and calling people to drum up support and provide lots of hand holding.
Good things take time to grow -- so hang in there and be patient.
Detlef 's Wish List! to expand and improve BC's CommunityNets in 1996 includes...

Rounding up more volunteers and information providers.
Establishing well defined partnerships between commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and CommunityNets.
Connecting BC's smaller communities -- ensuring they don't get left out of BC's electronic highway.
Establishing more public terminals for people who don't have the necessary equipment or can't afford to connect to their local CommunityNet from home or work.