Talk:Freifunk

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For a May 2005 deletion debate over this page see Votes for deletion/Freifunk

Legal Implications
In Germany, providing wireless networks has mostly legal implications, as the provider will be held responsible for any illegal activities of those connecting via a LAN into the Internet. If someone does not close his WiFi he will be held legally responsible if someone uses this open network for illegal activities, like illegal downloads, cyber war or cyber crime. |This way the German government protects the businesses providing network services, especially Deutsche Telekom. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.78.75.150 (talk) 10:10, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Translation
"free radio" is a bad translation. --Fmrauch (talk) 12:29, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a literal translation would be "Free Spark", as a reminder that the first broadcasts apparently were done by means of series of electric sparks, using the Morse Code. 70.27.152.243 (talk) 18:47, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Funk is also short for Rundfunk, and that means radio and also broadcast. In German any kid of wireless transmission is called Funk (e.g. Radio, mobile phones are called Funktelephone, and also the now defunct analogue TV, as well as any kind of wireless data transfer e.g. WLAN)
 * Therefore I think "free broadcast" would be a better translation than "free radio" Rava77 (talk) 10:18, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Why are Freifunk IPs blocked from editing wikipedia?
When I use a Freifunk IP, after logging into Wikipedia and trying to edit a page, I get an error set up by user:Martin Urbanec - administrator, bureaucrat and checkuser of the Czech Wikipedia vice-chair, Wikimedia Czech Republic and Wikimedia Steward  claiming I am using an "open proxy". I presume an open proxy is not the same as a wireless community network as Freifunk is? If it helps, I could create a screenshot of the error window that pops up. --Rava77 (talk) 08:31, 27 August 2023 (UTC)