20110103
http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-next-net
The Next Net
The moment the "net neutrality" debate began was the moment the net neutrality debate was lost. For once the fate of a network -  its fairness, its rule set, its capacity for social or economic reformation - is in the hands of policymakers and the corporations funding them - that network loses its power to effect change. The mere fact that lawmakers and lobbyists now control the future of the net should be enough to turn us elsewhere.

  Links from comments:

http://theconnective.net/
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#newnet).
  full IRC log at http://bit.ly/NewNetIRC1.
Interested people can post their name, contact info, skills/interests here: http://bit.ly/TheConnectivePeople

http://deugarte.com/gomi/phyles.pdf
http://deugarte.com/gomi/Nations.pdf
http://deugarte.com/gomi/the-power-of-networks.pdf
https://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing/browse_thread/thread/4...
(the post that quotes the blogs.computerworlduk article)
http://www.open-mesh.org/
http://xkcd.com/743  (comic re infrastructures)
http://sbhackerspace.posterous.com/theconnectivenewnet-an-internet-alter...
http://sbhackerspace.posterous.com/ (Part 2 posting momentarily)
  We're in #NewNet on Freenode. Webchat link: webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#newnet
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=4828
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network

Michel & Sepp at P2P Foundation compiled this list of related projects:
Tribler: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/tribler-decentralized-bit
Freenet: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/who-should-use-freenet
First Square Mile, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/the-first-square-mile-our
Dot-Net, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/alternative-to-icann-root
Ripple, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/ripple-pay-looking-for
Spiderweb, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/project-spiderweb-a
Mesh Potato, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/mesh-potato-how-to-roll-out
Bitcoin, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-source
Netsukuku, http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/netsukukus-fractal-address
qualifies or not: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/dwolla-p2p-payment-startup

http://www.ideationizing.com/2009/07/intelligent-epidemic-routing.html
http://www.i2p2.de  - a new-internet-over-the-current-internet. It's called i2p.

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20110131
http://www.datelinezero.com/2011/01/29/3-projects-to-create-a-government-less-internet-and-why-its-needed/
4 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet, and Why It’s Needed