Some time ago, I realized we cannot depend on the Internet forever. It can be shut down and manipulated. So, I took it upon myself to develop a decentralized communications network, where we can have the same functionalities as on the Internet, such as communicate, send files (pictures, videos, memes, documents, payments, anything really) but that it does not rely on the Internet. Instead, it relies on LEGAL radio-based devices that act as nodes in a mesh network.
> TO JANNIES WHY IS THIS POLITICAL? Right now the Elites are about to pass something called the EARN IT bill (archive.is/3rWM7) which will prevent encrypted communications online if passed, and BeeChat is the solution to that problem, since it is encrypted at its core. It is also based on the ZigBee protocol, making it 100% legal to use without any license.
>WHO AM I To put it bluntly I want our future generations to be safe from the Elites and their NWO. I will stay on this thread for a bit to answer some questions and doubts. (no I am not a Q-tard)
I will release the first version in April, since I realize this technology could be truly a life saver during the current virus crisis (and coming recession). I am posting it on Yas Forums as it is the heart of the Internet. Anything that starts here eventually spreads to MSM and every corner of the Internet like wildfire. Be it left, or right, at this point it doesn't matter. The more nodes there are on the BeeChat network the better it performs.
>TLDR; The main concept is basically bringing cheap data-based radio dongles to everyone. I got a lot of questions last time I posted this, so in the next posts I will post the FAQs and answers to them.
To reiterate, I have made an emphasis to make it FREE, LEGAL, and OPEN SOURCE so it is on the public domain, as well as all the software stack being open source (bash, p7zip, openssl), thus hopefully spurring a community and potentially applications built on top of the basic BeeChat network comms layer, eventually replacing some functions of the Internet. Because, let's be honest, at the end of the day the Internet is not free as it was intended.
>What is the typical range for a message sent on BeeChat? It depends on the environment and dongle used, but, typically, from node to node the range is a couple of kilometers while outdoors, or several hundred meters indoors. The long explanation, is that there are different models of XBee radios. They all operate in one of two frequencies, either 868 Mhz or 2.4Ghz. The XBee model with longest range is the XBee XTend 900, with a range of 40 miles (64 kilometers) in the best of cases. This range decreases if there are trees, buildings or other barriers cutting off the signal. The benefit of ZigBee, is that if you want to reach Bob who is behind a mountain, and Greg is on top of the mountain, Greg’s device will act as a bridge between you and Bob.
>What is the bitrate and data transfer speed? BeeChat’s recommended XBee model is theDigi XBee 3 Zigbee® 3.0, has transfer speeds of 250 Kbps, a range of 2 miles/3.2 km and baud rate of 9600.
>Why should we trust this? As InfoWorld.com put it: “Open source also allows anyone to fix broken code, while closed source can only be fixed by the vendor. Over time this means open source projects (like the Linux kernel) tend to become more secure since more people are testing and fixing the code.” Essentially, you shouldn’t inherently trust any digital computing system, however, the fact the code is open source, means it is open for anyone to see if there are security flaws, and when they are found, the community will immediately get to work on improving it.
David Scott
Take your meds schizo
Zachary Cruz
>Realistically, anything can be hacked, right? What defense is there against this? When designing BeeChat, we decided it would be foolish to try to design everything in the program, and instead opted for the concept of BeeChat using other tools such asOpenSSL for encryption. As an example, OpenSSL has a massive community, as it is used in the private sector, by people, corporations and governments alike. That means any bug found within OpenSSL is quickly fixed by the community, and in case this happens all you have to do to be safe is update your system. In short, the main defense against hacks is relying on projects such as OpenSSL, Bash, and 7Zip’s large communities to have quick fixes to problems that may arise.
>What hardware is required? OS dependencies? Currently, the BeeChat software runs on Linux only. That being said, if your computer is able to handle it, you can install a lightweight Linux Virtual Machine on your Windows or Mac and run the software without any issues whatsoever. (click here to follow our guide)
>Does this run on mobile as well or what systems and OS are supported? Not at the moment, but we are planning on developing it once the software gains traction.
Nolan Ortiz
Zigbee has been around forever and it was not worthwhile, lorawan looked promising but the throughput is awful, how is BeeChat any better?
