mesh February 2018

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Purism Phone

by Arthur Tilley

Has anybody heard of this? I'm thinking of putting in a preorder. https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

7 months, 1 week

Call for SudoMesh meeting agenda items

by G Gallo

Hey meshers, This is your weekly reminder to add any topics you'd like to be discussed to the SudoMesh meeting agenda before 7:30p on Tuesday 27 February: https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/notes >> Add your item where it says "Example Discussion Item" or "Example Proposal" If you do add something, we expect you to come to the meeting to give some context and lead that discussion. This is Tuesday is also (officially) a general meeting, so new people are encouraged to come and learn about the mesh! Plus, we may have another Node Whisperer Program <https://github.com/sudomesh/node-whisperer-program> breakout group if people are interested. See y'all Tuesday! -grant____/@paidforby

8 years

Electrical Help Needed

by G Gallo

Hey mesh people! We are in need of some volunteer electrical help. One potential node location has some unique power constraints and the resident would like advice on untangling a junction box and running some new conduit out of it. They are willing to do most of the labor themself, but would like to consult with someone who has experience as an electrician and is familiar with installation standards. If you'd like to help out, please email me directly as I am coordinating with resident. Thanks, -grant

8 years

BYOI Office Hours/Node Mounts Sun 2/25

by Mai Ishikawa Sutton

Hello fellow mesh enthusiasts, Apologies for the late notice! — Tomorrow Sun 25 Feb we'll have Build Your Own Internet (BYOI) office hours* from 1pm at SudoRoom. HOWEVER, most of us will be preparing for and going out to mount nodes (aka antenna + wifi router) at two strategic locations. We haven't yet determined who all is going to each one, but you can show up and we can figure it out then. Or if you can't join on the outing, stop by closer to 1pm to ask us questions/observe as we prepare in case you'd like to learn about what it's like to go on a node mount. cheers, Mai --- ** What are BYOI office hours? It serves two purposes:* *1. A jumping off point for people interested helping with a scheduled Sunday node mount, but who are not able to attend a Tuesday night meeting or are not "in the know."* *2. A friendly, non-confrontational time for new people to get oriented to the project or just ask general questions about networking, the internet, and their service provider.* *We may also use the time to hold training sessions on a topic of choice, conduct outreach to potential node locations, address finances and purchasing, or tackle any other outstanding issues.*

8 years

Can we put an antenna on your roof?

by Arthur Tilley

Hi folks (Ivan and Alex?), My name is Arthur. I'm part of a group called the People's Open Network. We're a Oakland based non-profit trying to foster a community run mesh network in the Bay Area. https://peoplesopen.net/ I asked for your contact information from my friend Jerry Lugert, who I'm sure you know. (Jerry is currently road tripping through the south-east US in his new VW van.) Also I myself was at your place on Euclid years ago for a small dinner event. I wanted to reach out because I'm hoping you might be interested in being part of the PON, may want to obtain a home node, and might be willing to make space for one or more antennae on your roof. An overview of how individual nodes function in the overall mesh can be found here https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Technical_Overview Whether or not you would wish to share bandwidth or function simply as a repeater is up to you. If you would just like to talk about the group, please feel free to ask, and if you are willing, I and a couple others could come over some weekend to fill you in on the details. I really do hope to hear from you. :) best, Arthur

8 years

Fwd: People Centered Internet will be featured at Stanford GSB Vision Puerto Rico – Community-Led Action for Immediate and Long-Term Vitality, March 10

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mei Lin Fung <mlfung(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 7:37 AM Subject: People Centered Internet will be featured at Stanford GSB Vision Puerto Rico – Community-Led Action for Immediate and Long-Term Vitality, March 10 To: All <all(a)ch-mrc.org>, pci-board(a)googlegroups.com Hello from Mei Lin - We've come a long way since the People Centered Internet kicked off at Stanford in 2015. So when Vint Cerf as our Chairman <https://www.devex.com/news/vint-cerf-google-s-internet-evangelist-on-the-ne…> called for a "Marshall Plan" for Puerto Rico, we knew this was the moment we were waiting for. Dr. David Bray, our Executive Director joined us after serving as CIO of the FCC <https://www.washingtonexec.com/2018/02/where-are-they-now-dr-david-bray/> has spoken of the transition from eGov to ePublic Service and the key role that #PositiveChangeAgents will play. As we reached out to our community we have been deeply touched and inspired by the response - a global network is mobilizing, to name just one: Women's Campaign International <http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/> is working shoulder to shoulder with us.Our PCI team will be introducing Project Coqui <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZRlF4xqTHM>led by Melvin Cordova <https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvin-cordova-55aa733b/> and Marti Grimminck <https://www.innovativeresilience.org/> By listening to the voice of the people in the local communities in Puerto Rico, we can develop projects that are sustainable. These were the factors that enabled Singapore's success: Invest in people, the most powerful underutilized asset will payback 100-fold. Together, we can take action for a better future, demonstrating the power of the* Internet of the people by the people for the people. * Join us to assure a better future that everyone can be part of creating. Spread the word! *NEWSFLASH * PCI Chairman Vint Cerf will be mid-pen for an evening fundraiser for Puerto Rico on March 6. Let me know if you can join us: Email me at mlf(a)alum.mit.edu and I will send you an invitation. *PS We welcome donations of smartphones - Project Coqui lands in Puerto Rico Tuesday February 27th.* A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. [image: Stanford GSB Hispanic Business Student Association][image: Stanford GSB Hispanic Business Student Association] *Vision Puerto Rico — Community-Led Action for Immediate and Long-Term Vitality* *March 10, 2018* 10 am – 3 pm Knight Management Center Join us for an interactive meeting featuring GSB alumni and others who are at the forefront of implementing real solutions in Puerto Rico. José E. Feliciano <https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/alumni/featured-events/award-events/latino-lea…>, MBA ’99, the 2018 Jerry I. Porras Latino Leadership Award recipient, will kick off an exciting array of on-the-ground efforts for you to hear about and discuss. Your ideas will be captured using interactive audience polling. We invite you to bring your data-enabled device to participate in real-time polling. This event is a part of *Vision 2025: Diversity & Community at the GSB*, an alumni-led initiative that seeks to engage the Stanford community in activities that honor our diversity and build our community. READ MORE AND REGISTER <https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/events/vision-puerto-rico-2018-jerry-i-porras-…> Questions? Please contact Julia Sullivan, MBA ’82, at julia(a)justmentors.org or Lisa Brown, GSB Alumni Relations, at lbrown(a)stanford.edu. Copyright © 2018 Stanford Graduate School of Business, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305–7298 <https://maps.google.com/?q=655+Knight+Way,+Stanford,+CA+94305%E2%80%937298&…> ------------------------------ If you are encountering difficulties with the above email, contact Customer Service <https://pgnet.stanford.edu/feedback/Service/getForm?url=SMfooter&pcode=265>. You may also email alumniwebhelp(a)stanford.edu or call toll free, 1-866-543-0243 <(866)%20543-0243> (International: +1(650) 724-0627 <(650)%20724-0627>). Stanford University | Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center | 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305 <https://maps.google.com/?q=326+Galvez+Street,+Stanford,+CA+94305&entry=gmai…>

8 years

Proposing/ Announcing the Node Explainer Program (NEP) - starting tomorrow!

by Jorrit Poelen

hey y'all: After our infamous weeks long exit node outage (see https://github.com/sudomesh/bugs/issues/8) , I am hoping to get more folks to explain to others how nodes (home/exit) work and keep 'em running. Now is a good time because juul is pretty busy and I'll be out of the country until early March. This is why I've added the following proposal for tomorrows meeting: "The Node Explainer Program (NEP, better names proposal encouraged: node whisperer, node operator?) - *Node explainers explain how (exit/home) nodes work and keep them from misbehaving by troubleshooting, preparing bug fixes, applying patches, implementing new features and upgrading software. *To become a node explainer, you should be able to show someone how to build your own internet by configuring one, (ideally two) home node(s) (https://peoplesopen.net/walkthrough ) to use a custom, self-created exitnode (https://github.com/sudomesh/exitnode ). This also includes showing how babeld and tunneldigger work together by using (and improving!) https://github.com/sudomesh/babeld-lab and https://github.com/sudomesh/tunneldigger-lab on the home and exit nodes using tools like ip route , ip addr, tcpdump . " Hoping to help get 2-3 explainers (the three bens + ... ?) up and running before Thursday, and I am volunteering for a node explainer break-out on Tuesday after the general sudomesh meeting. If you are thinking of joining, please bring a laptop with ethernet port, a home node and access to a digital ocean account. Please holler if you have questions or just want to share that this is a ridiculous idea. thx, -jorrit

8 years

Fwd: [Mozilla/NSF-WINS] Stage 1 winners and Stage 2 instructions

by Jenny Ryan

People's Open Network has received an Honorable Mention for the Smart Community Networks Challenge! Both PON and Disaster Radio have been chosen to move onto Stage 2 of the Challenge. Great work, team! -- Jenny Ryan People's Open Network <https://peoplesopen.net> *Building a community-owned and -operated wireless network in Oakland, California!* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mehan Jayasuriya <mehan(a)mozillafoundation.org> Date: Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:06 PM Subject: [Mozilla/NSF-WINS] Stage 1 winners and Stage 2 instructions To: Mehan Jayasuriya <wirelesschallenge(a)mozillafoundation.org> Hello, This morning, we announced the 20 teams that were chosen for awards during Stage 1 of the NSF-WINS Challenges. You can view all of the winning projects, as well as profiles of our judges, on the NSF-WINS website <https://wirelesschallenge.mozilla.org/>. If you’re receiving this email, your team has been selected to move on to Stage 2 of the Challenges. We’re experiencing an issue where some teams did not receive notification of their status via email; please find a copy of the Stage 2 notification letter attached to this email. If you have any additional questions about your application status, please let us know. What’s Next? The WINS Stage 2 application is now available via the Fluxx portal. Simply log into Fluxx using your existing credentials in order to fill out the application. Please see the application guide for a full set of instructions on how to fill out the Stage 2 application <https://wirelesschallenge.mozilla.org/_assets/NSF.WINS.application.guide.pdf>. Please make sure you’re using the latest version of the guide (v1.3, February 2018), as some of the Stage 2 application questions have changed since the previous version. Your Stage 2 application is due by June 22nd. What Will the Judges Be Looking for in Stage 2? The goal of Stage 2 of the Challenges is to turn your design concept into a working prototype that demonstrates what the capabilities of a real network based on your design could be. This might mean a piece of hardware (for example, a single network node that runs your software), an MVP (minimum viable product) version of your solution or even a small-scale test network that users can connect to. Judges will be looking for a prototype that can demonstrate things like network speed, range and power consumption; please see the application guide for a detailed list of criteria <https://wirelesschallenge.mozilla.org/_assets/NSF.WINS.application.guide.pdf> . In July, a select number of Stage 2 finalists will be invited to a “demo day” showcase in Mountain View, CA on August 14th, where they will demo their working prototypes for judges. Finalists will be asked to give a short presentation that identifies the problem they are trying to solve, the intended users of their solution and the capabilities of their prototype. More details on the demo day event will be provided this summer. Congratulations on being selected to move on to Stage 2 of the Challenges! We look forward to reviewing your working prototype this summer. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Mehan Jayasuriya Program Manager, NSF-WINS Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting

8 years

Proposing/ Announcing the Node Explainer Program (NEP) - starting tomorrow!

by Benjamin Goering

Count me in. I will be there tonight for breakout, and do my best to become an explainer > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:24:24 -0800 > From: Jorrit Poelen <jhpoelen(a)xs4all.nl> > To: mesh <mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: [Mesh] Proposing/ Announcing the Node Explainer Program (NEP) > - starting tomorrow! > Message-ID: <5af61ff6-836b-7c8b-cc9a-e20aa93bd56e(a)xs4all.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > hey y'all: > > After our infamous weeks long exit node outage (see > https://github.com/sudomesh/bugs/issues/8) , I am hoping to get more > folks to explain to others how nodes (home/exit) work and keep 'em > running. Now is a good time because juul is pretty busy and I'll be out > of the country until early March. > > This is why I've added the following proposal for tomorrows meeting: > > "The Node Explainer Program (NEP, better names proposal encouraged: node > whisperer, node operator?) - *Node explainers explain how (exit/home) > nodes work and keep them from misbehaving by troubleshooting, preparing > bug fixes, applying patches, implementing new features and upgrading > software. *To become a node explainer, you should be able to show > someone how to build your own internet by configuring one, (ideally two) > home node(s) (https://peoplesopen.net/walkthrough ) to use a custom, > self-created exitnode (https://github.com/sudomesh/exitnode ). This also > includes showing how babeld and tunneldigger work together by using (and > improving!) https://github.com/sudomesh/babeld-lab and > https://github.com/sudomesh/tunneldigger-lab on the home and exit nodes > using tools like ip route , ip addr, tcpdump . " > > Hoping to help get 2-3 explainers (the three bens + ... ?) up and > running before Thursday, and I am volunteering for a node explainer > break-out on Tuesday after the general sudomesh meeting. If you are > thinking of joining, please bring a laptop with ethernet port, a home > node and access to a digital ocean account. Please holler if you have > questions or just want to share that this is a ridiculous idea. > > thx, > -jorrit >

8 years

Call for Sudo Mesh meeting agenda items

by Mai Ishikawa Sutton

Hey there, This is your weekly reminder to add any topics you'd like to be discussed to the SudoMesh meeting agenda before Tuesday 20 February: https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/notes >> Add your discussion item where it says "Example Discussion Item" or "Example Proposal" If you do add something, we expect you to come to the meeting to give some context and lead that discussion. Thanks! Mai

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