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Fwd: dan gillmor nails why I just did what I did

by Mitar

Hi! Good thoughts. Mitar -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Dave Taht <dave.taht(a)gmail.com> Subject: dan gillmor nails why I just did what I did From: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/10/15/trans_pacific_partnershi… "Surely our government isn't insane enough to thwart research designed to keep us safer in the emerging “Internet of Things.” Yet tell that, for starters, to the automobile industry, where one of the world's largest car makers, Volkswagen, cheated on emissions testing by tweaking its software. This crime against humanity—not an exaggeration, given the massive contribution this may have made to accelerating climate change—was discovered by researchers who, by good luck, discovered that VW's cars had been spewing vastly more pollutants than the company claimed for years. This almost certainly would have been uncovered much earlier had the industry not relied on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to “protect” its software from analysis; the DMCA made it illegal to circumvent “digital restrictions management.” Yet the automakers continue to adamantly oppose any exception to the DMCA. This TPP provision, assuming it's in the final document—won't it be great when our government allows us to actually see it?—is just one of the many, many terrible “intellectual property” arrangements aimed at giving corporations greater control over their customers. When software is part of a product, as it is in so many things today and almost everything tomorrow, the very concept of ownership becomes an abstraction for the alleged buyer. And when we risk harsh penalties for even attempting to repair a device that's defective, whether that's because of the seller's incompetence or venality, we are in a totally untenable, and frighteningly insecure, position. We need to be going in precisely the opposite direction, and a too-little-noticed proposal this week shows how it might be done. A group of security experts looked into the absolutely horrifying, and willful, lack of security in devices most of us use every day—especially the Wi-Fi routers that let us share one Internet connection among a variety of devices—and asked the Federal Communications Commission to intervene. In a letter to the FCC and a press release explaining their goals, more than 250 people, including Vint Cerf, one of the Internet's creators, implored the agency to make these crucial devices more secure by forcing manufacturers to be more open about how they work. Among other things, the security experts asked the FCC to require that device makers a) provide public access to “source code”—the programming instructions that operate the device—so that it can be analyzed; b) provide ongoing security updates in timely ways; and c) be prevented from selling devices that don't comply with those and other rules designed to ensure security. The FCC should make this happen yesterday. Then, regulators and Congress should extend the compelling logic of this proposal to other devices—notably cars and mobile phones—that are notoriously riddled with flaws. Meanwhile, it's vital that Congress not agree to the TPP as it's currently written. Thankfully, the deal is in trouble. Let's hope the odd-couple combination of a corporate-dominated Obama administration and a Republican-controlled Congress doesn't override common sense and the public good." Scientists and Engineers have a mandate to obey physical law. Lawyers, and lobbyists, not so much. Dave Täht I just lost several years of my life to making wifi better. And the FCC wants to mess all that up. https://www.gofundme.com/savewifi -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

10 years, 1 month

(Today Friday 9AM ) videoconference on the fcc vs open firmware

by danarauz＠gmail.com

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dave Taht <dave.taht(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 6:35 PM Subject: [FCC] videoconference on the fcc vs open firmware friday To: bufferbloat-fcc-signers(a)lists.redbarn.org, fcc(a)lists.prplfoundation.org, make-wifi-fast(a)lists.bufferbloat.net, bloat <bloat(a)lists.bufferbloat.net>, Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlemesh(a)ml.ninux.org> announcement here. https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cp7g87eq2g5fde8b8i5bn2p8oo0 -- Dave Täht Do you want faster, better, wifi? https://www.patreon.com/dtaht _______________________________________________ FCC mailing list FCC(a)lists.prplfoundation.org http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 years, 2 months

Exit Server Updates

by max b

I'm thinking that I'd like to do some updates/maintenance to the (dev alpha test) exit server tonight. Does anyone have any objections/time concerns? I was thinking probably midnight tonight (Thurs 10/15). I know it's a little late notice, but I think it may help with some of the issues we've been experiencing. If everything goes correctly, it should be about 15 min of downtime around midnight. Thanks! Max

10 years, 2 months

Fwd: BREAKING: TPP text leaked

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello All, Below a forward email I received today from Fight for the Future in case you interested on reading it; or at least please notice this item: *"Make it illegal to unlock, modify, or generally tinker with a device you own. (Article QQ.G.10)"* "Check it out on WikiLeaks here <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>, or read their overview of it here <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…> ." Thank you all of you in these lists that are trying to make this world a better world to live. I sincerely appreciate it your efforts. Daniel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Charlie from FFTF <info(a)list.fightforthefuture.org> Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:16 AM Subject: BREAKING: TPP text leaked To: danarauz(a)gmail.com *Last week, WikiLeaks released the final text of the TPP’s intellectual property rights chapter and it is absolutely terrifying.* *These are just a few of its most dangerous pieces:* - Compel ISPs to take down websites without any sort of court order, just like SOPA. (Appendix Section I) - Extend the US’s copyright regime to require copyrights stand for life plus 70 years, preventing anyone from using works that belong in the public domain. (Article QQ.G.6) - Criminalize whistleblowing by extending trade secrets laws without any mandatory exemptions for whistleblowers or investigative journalists. (QQ.H.8) - End anonymity online by forcing every domain name to be associated with a real name and address. (Article QQ.C.12) - Make it illegal to unlock, modify, or generally tinker with a device you own. (Article QQ.G.10) - Export the US’s broken copyright policies to the rest of the world without expanding any of the free speech protections, like fair use. (Article QQ.G.17) *The worst part is that this is just one of the TPP’s 30 chapters. * *The final text confirms our worst fears — click here to take action demanding Congress vote NO on the TPP. <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>* For years, governments have held critics of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in a perfect catch 22. Officials brushed off public outcry and concern by claiming that the dissenters didn’t have all the facts. This was by design—the 12 country trade deal was negotiated entirely behind closed doors by industry lobbyists and government appointees, and even now the text of the agreement is still classified. But late last week, WikiLeaks released the final text of the Intellectual Property chapter, meaning those excuses won’t work anymore. *We’re planning to go all out against the TPP, but the first step is to make sure Congress knows just how many people oppose the TPP. * *Click here to take action demanding Congress vote NO on the TPP. <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>* Taking action today is just the beginning, because if all we do is send emails and make phone calls, Congress is not going to reject the TPP. Too many giant industries are seriously invested in making sure Congress ratifies the TPP. *If we’re going to win, we need to go big. Which is exactly what we’re going to do.* *So take action right now. Contact your Congresspeople now and tell them to vote against the TPP <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>*. Then get ready to do more because we’re going to unleash some of our strongest campaigns ever. Already we have plans to work with hundreds of different groups as a massive coalition to fight the TPP, coordinate gigantic on-the-ground protests in key cities across the country, and produce compelling content to spread the word to as many different audiences as possible just what is at stake in the TPP. *To do all that, we need your help — if you can, pledge to chip in $5 every month between now and when the TPP fight ends so that we can run our biggest, boldest, and best campaign yet. <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>* Thanks for all you do, Charlie P.S. Want to read the text of the chapter for yourself? Check it out on WikiLeaks here <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>, or read their overview of it here <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/c/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…>. It’s long and complicated, so maybe you'll see something that we didn't. If you do, send us an email. (If you would like to unsubscribe, click here <http://list.fightforthefuture.org/mpss/u/2wA/ZgwNAA/t.1ra/JRRvvf--QMGuoqxOh…> .) -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 years, 2 months

Fwd: Setting up an experimental testbed for wireless mesh network

by Sailash Moirangthem

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sailash Moirangthem <sailashm(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 10:03 PM Subject: Setting up an experimental testbed for wireless mesh network To: mesh-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org Thank you all for creating such a wonderful group. I am a student studying Digital Communications in India. I am trying to set up a wireless mesh network covering the whole campus of our college. I have currently 10 routers (TPLINK WN1043ND) updated with openwrt. I have been trying to run the BATMAN-ADV and 802.11s protocols in these routers, but unable to do so. Once set-up, my objective is to use it for video-surveillance system. The following configuration is what I want: Node1: 192.168.99.25 Node2: 192.168.99.26 and so on..till Node15 I have followed the steps in http://www.radiusdesk.com/technical_discussions/batman_basic completely, but it still doesn't work. Please help. It would be helpful if the configuration files for setting up mesh with 802.11s (HWMN) can be given.

10 years, 2 months

Node 0 is up and running on a new connection!

by Pete Forsyth

All: As of yesterday, we have a new Internet connection originating at my house <http://map.sudomesh.org/select/phorzaith/>, and shared with Jake's and Marc's (is that LiveLabs2? Y'all ain't on the map!) and other neighbors. There are a few significant bits of news here. I may be repeating myself on some of this: - We're using Megapath business services as our ISP. In our case, they're reselling Comcast cable service -- the only reasonable/available option here. They are good because (1) there is no restriction on sharing or even reselling service; (2) it includes a Service Level Agreement, i.e. guaranteed uptime threshold. All that (especially #2) means that it's somewhat more expensive than other options, but we don't care -- it fits our needs. And having at least one node we can talk about very publicly, without fear of ISP objections, seems very worthwhile. - The account is in Sudo Mesh's name, meaning that we could theoretically set up additional nodes. (But in practice, I will be paying the bills and collecting others' share -- so let's only do that if we have rock-solid payment processes in place first.) - We're dividing this up in an interesting way, that might be a useful model. Marc and I are serving as "primary node sponsors" because we each rely on the connection for our work. We are taking responsibility for making sure the bill gets paid, even if others don't participate. In addition, we have up to four other households (in my house and next door) that we hope to join in, paying $30/month each. All have agreed at least tentatively. And if they do participate, we can extend the availability of the free #peoplesopen.net SSID from their homes too! The neighbors like both the idea of cheap Internet, and the idea that they are helping promote a social good. - I wrote up a one-page explanation for those neighbors. I'll post a sanitized version of it on the wiki soon; hopefully it can help serve as a model for other neighbor arrangements. - As it turned out, one of the neighbors (Frank) had FOUND the free WiFi node already, canceled his ISP, looked up the People's Open web site, and was enthusiastic about the idea before I even brought it up to him! He also paid his first month proactively, as soon as I suggested the idea. So, this is a good indication that our idea is working!! Thought you'd all enjoy knowing about this. Please feel free to hit me up with questions or ideas! -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]] on the wiki

10 years, 2 months

Write FCC letter

by Marc Juul

We should all sit down and write a letter from sudo mesh to the FCC tomorrow? -- marc/juul

10 years, 2 months

Article in Oakland North

by Jeremy Entwistle

Jennifer, Thank you for your article highlighting the issues with the proposed FCC rules. I'm sending this out to our mailing list and if you have any questions or if you need any other information, I or somebody else would be willing to talk to you in person. https://oaklandnorth.net/2015/10/08/fcc-rule-threatens-oakland-mesh-network… Thank you again, Jeremy Entwistle

10 years, 2 months

Probably not useful for sudomesh, but very interesting

by Jehan Tremback

https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/roofnet:exor-sigcomm05/roofnet_exor-sigco…

10 years, 2 months

Right now live streaming "Becoming Omni": https://hangouts.google.com/call/ge2wsl2eru5t5otyxnhrwlsxgea

by danarauz＠gmail.com

"Becoming Omni" Please joing the google hangout here - https://hangouts.google.com/call/ge2wsl2eru5t5otyxnhrwlsxgea -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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