It is one of largest Slovenian open source projects and has participated multiple times in Google Summer of Code.
But mostly all agree about common reasons for the network: free access and sharing of knowledge and information, building an alternative media and because it is interesting, educational and fun.
Because of this wlan slovenija focuses on ease to use, proven good practices, polished open source technologies which not just work but also have good user experience, combined with education, lectures and workshops to teach people about wireless technologies and possible ways of contributing to the network.
Nodes used are open and accessible and they protect shared uplinks with using VPN to connect to the rest of the network.
It is a centralized web user interface which enables easier coordination and planning of a network with monitoring at the same time.