[rlpb]

I thought we were talking about enabling technologies, rather than specific clients, and that it's a given that a suitable and widely deployed client doesn't currently exist. I consider automatic configuration of an ad-hoc network to be a relatively trivial client implementation detail :)

[kelnos]

> I consider automatic configuration of an ad-hoc network to be a relatively trivial client implementation detail

Your statement may be tongue-in-cheek, but this sort of attitude is why we don't have this deployed on devices en-masse. Non-technical users want something that just works with one tap, not something that requires them to manually set up an ad-hoc WiFi network every time they want to use it.

[rlpb]

Sorry, I don't think I was clear. I'm saying that the technology exists and is capable and established. I had intended to acknowledge that client implementations and UX is exactly what we're missing. I'm not apologizing for that; I accept that this is the current state of affairs and that it is the sole reason we don't have this widely today.

My original point was simply that the technology exists, and pointing out that there isn't a decent client doesn't negate my point.

It is unfortunate that our ecosystem is arranged such that a decent client hasn't happened.