On 1 May 2012 10:35, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
More than anything it depends on the context; if you
are talking about a
small endeavour at, say, a meeting venue you're probably alright using an
ad-hoc setup. But if you are talking an entirely public network then things
are more complex.
To be honest; once you are at that level you should be talking to a
professional company anyway, as supplying Wifi of that sort is a non-trivial
technical exercise. And they will know exactly what is required.
I note also the Hack Day Manifesto (really a how-to), which goes into
quite some detail on the technical side (though not the legal one):
http://hackdaymanifesto.com/
- d.