In message <32155657.53661@mail.aa.net>, "Brian C. Lane" writes:
How about an orbiting DataHaven. No jurisdiction to bother with, extremely difficult to get to (except by large governments...). You could put together a couple of Linux boxes with a RAID system, some backups and a large solar panel and have a very nice, secure DataHaven.
Wouldn't you have to use military-grade chips for the hardware? (Or whatever the type is - it had better survive launch, not to mention solar flares.)
Granted, you wouldn't have all the fun of floating around the south pacific fending off pirates and navies who are after your data, but it would work. Might even be cheaper than outfitting the oil-ring with the rate that they are tossing satellites into space.
Well, there would be less need to make it hurricane proof! :-)
If the HAM radio community can get a satellite into space, why not the Cypherpunks/Linux communities?
Wow - I've been out of touch with space programmes in the last few years - which satellite was this? (The HAM radio one?) Anyone have any reccomendations for good web sites on satellites/rockets/space science in general? Here's a couple of ESA URLs to start the ball rolling: ARIANE 5 Failure - Full Report European Space Agency I'm not sure who would launch it - a Japanese launcher? (ESA is strapped for cash, which was one reason for the phenomenaly stupid move of putting space probes onto the maiden flight of the Ariane 5.) Derek