[Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox as a mesh networking node?

[crosbie@cyberspaceengineers.org (Crosbie Fitch)]

Continuing the notion that the FreedomBox needs a killer app that is useful
to all, not just freedom fanatics...

Even if one uses a conventional 'state-subservient ISP' for high bandwidth
Internet access, it may still be useful for folk to have a backup/parallel
mesh/wimax Internet connection for cases in which the ISP blocks infringing
websites, or the user is disconnected for file-sharing.

Is this what the FreedomBox could be positioned as? (or maybe it's already
intended as such). It doesn't preclude operating as a router too, either.
Just replace your router with it, and plug in a Wimax antenna. Cheaper than
a 3G modem.

You may have already read:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-shadow-web