As of last night, we've officially launched version 0.1.0 of the mesh
firmware, a.k.a. Snow Crash.
The plan is to have ~20 people with networking skills run nodes from
their homes for 1-2 months and report any remaining issues. We'll then
fix those bugs and do a wider release of ~60 more nodes.
What's currently working:
1. Sharing limited Internet bandwidth with peoplesopen.net
2. Private access point with no bandwidth limit and mesh access
3. Automatic node meshing with batman-adv
4. Simplified web admin interface that lets node-owners change
bandwidth sharing settings and passwords.
5. Automated configuration of new nodes using easy web interface.
6. Automatic printing of stickers with instructions and default
generated passwords.
To those of you who have already taken nodes home, here are a few notes:
1. sudo mesh has root access to your nodes since we manage updates
per default. If you want to manage your own node and don't want sudo
mesh to have access, you can disable our root access by removing
/etc/dropbear/authorized_keys on your node.
2. Please report any bugs on our github. If you know which
repository the bug pertains to, then go to the issue tracker for that
repository. If you aren't sure, then just add the bug here:
https://github.com/sudomesh/sudowrt-firmware/issues
A compiled version of the firmware is available here:
http://build.sudomesh.org:8080/latest_images/atheros/
Keep in mind that the nodes have to be configured using the
node-configurator after being flashed with that firmware and that the
firmware only trusts sudomesh SSL certificates. We'll release a less
secure version for developers who just want to play around as soon as
possible. For now you can configure your nodes at sudo room with the
help of one of the core team.
In the following is a list of the repositories directly relevant to
this release of the firmware. All of these repositories have been
tagged with "sudowrt-0.1.0" so you can get the exact versions used in
the release.
The sudowrt firmware and build scripts (based on openwrt and the work
of wlan slovenja):
https://github.com/sudomesh/sudowrt-firmware
The sudowrt packages repository:
https://github.com/sudomesh/sudowrt-packages
The web admin interface:
https://github.com/sudomesh/luci-app-peopleswifi
The mDNS and DNS-SD client:
https://github.com/sudomesh/mdnssd-min
The node database:
https://github.com/sudomesh/node-database
The node configurator:
https://github.com/sudomesh/node-configurator
Sticker printing support for the node configurator:
https://github.com/sudomesh/ql570
The node configurator client:
https://github.com/sudomesh/node-configurator-client
The wlan slovenja tunneldigger (very slightly modified):
https://github.com/sudomesh/tunneldigger
Mesh the planet!
--
marc/juul
Hi Guys,
I can't physically make it tonight. I do apologize profusely. I'll follow
along the meeting minutes with any feedback/developments on my end. I'm
going to try to make the late shift, but can't guarantee.
Sorry for the late notice,
-Luis
Hey meshers!
We're going to have an auxiliary hack meet tomorrow at Sudoroom. The
cryptoparty is happening and we thought we'd seize a bit of the momentum!
We'll be:
- Flashing and configuring routers with the sudomesh firmware and configs
- Giving them out to folks who want to take them home and be testers (w/
suggested donations)
- Hacking on the fake captive portal/splash page
- Hacking on outreach/community development ideas
- Working on our outreach video?
- Doing that thing on the wiki "todo" list that you've been thinking about
for the last few months and you're finally ready to come over and blast
through
So you should definitely be there! The cryptoparty is scheduled for 2-5pm
and it's likely that there will be mesh folks hanging out during that
period.
Mesh the bay!
Max
Awesome! I may be interested on buying one. 8-)
Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi folks!
Join us tomorrow afternoon at Sudo Room for a combined cryptoparty / mesh
node flashing party!
Learn how to encrypt your emails, phone calls, text messages, and online
chats; get support for any issues you've run into; or come share what you
know with someone new to digital security. More info here:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Cryptoparty
In the sudo room proper, we'll be flashing routers with the just-completed Sudo
Mesh firmware <https://github.com/sudomesh> (Snow Crash). Bring your own
router (must have 8MB of flash memory and be OpenWRT-compatible) or buy one
at cost from us ($75). Learn more about the project at https://sudomesh.org
Cheers,
Jenny
http://jennyryan.nethttp://sudomesh.orghttp://thevirtualcampfire.orghttp://technomadic.tumblr.com
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
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Sudo Mesh sudomesh.org is interested on cooperative models, and supportive of folks forming them, but not the model that seems intuitive for our development. We are becoming a 501(c)3 nonprofit and launching and contributing to an independent project open to other collaborators that is the network itself: peoplesopen.net
There are other local IT cooperatives. Meet with Electric Embers! Check out NoBawc the Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives.
// Matt
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From: "Derek Razo" <derekrazo(a)gmail.com>
To: <mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org>
Subject: [Mesh] IT cooperative!
Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2014 19:12
Hi all!
Mitar from the PeerLibrary dev group pointed me towards the mesh group- saying that you guys have been discussing some some of the details of what an IT coop might look like.
I was hoping to get some info about this!
A group of people coming out of the Berkeley Student Coops (myself included) are in the process of starting an IT cooperative.
We have been connecting with many groups around the bay to figure out a model and we have been meaning to reach out to the mesh group for a while!
That being said, is there a scheduled time to have a conversation about this effort?
Thanks for any info :)
Best,
Derek
Hi all!
Mitar from the PeerLibrary dev group pointed me towards the mesh group-
saying that you guys have been discussing some some of the details of what
an IT coop might look like.
I was hoping to get some info about this!
A group of people coming out of the Berkeley Student Coops (myself
included) are in the process of starting an IT cooperative.
We have been connecting with many groups around the bay to figure out a
model and we have been meaning to reach out to the mesh group for a while!
That being said, is there a scheduled time to have a conversation about
this effort?
Thanks for any info :)
Best,
Derek
If others want to spend some time tonight talking through what a
cooperatively owned ISP could look like, I'd love to be a part of that
discussion. Some folks from Mondragon's University just held an event on
cooperatives on Tuesday in SF and I talked with Ricardo from SELC a little
bit about IT cooperatives. If we try and get a picture of how a cooperative
might operate within and in partnership with the mesh tonight, I'd be happy
to stop by the SELC legal cafe next week and get answers on whatever
questions we come up with.
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> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:52:37 -0800
> From: Mitar <mitar(a)tnode.com>
> To: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Mesh] BSC $10,000 Development Grant
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> Hi!
>
> > Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our food worker coop ;)
>
> Amazing!!! :-)
>
> (I am not sure what food worker coop is, but still amazing. :-) )
>
> > I think the more relevant applications, the better.
>
> Yes!!! Please, spread the word, apply. Personally, I really think that
> people should try to create more coops, it is a very good way for a
> social change.
>
> > On the other hand, I think it could work if a group of Berkeleyans wanted
> > to coordinate a group to start their own "mesh cooperative" since this
> > seems to be a vibe of many of the folks we've talked to in Berkeley,
> > students and other residents alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could
> > participate in The People's Open Network and work in close coordination
> or
> > simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
>
> Yes!
>
> And they do not have to be from Berkeley. Grant are not targeted only to
> Berkeley area.
>
> Maybe also think about a coop which would build on top of mesh network.
> In guifi.net (Spanish community wireless network with 15k+ nodes) whole
> small companies already work inside the network, providing different
> services and so on. There are people who would like and are able to pay
> to become a member and they want also technical support. A coop could be
> that. Or maybe some service on top of it. Or it does not have to be mesh
> related, but still something which would integrate mesh at some point
> later on. Personally, I really like the idea of IT coops, so instead of
> startups, you create a coop. You do the same thing, only all workers own
> the company.
>
> One step further is also that you make all your customers own the
> company as well. So not only workers, but customers also become members
> and then you together determine prices. A friend of mine had an idea for
> a farming cooperative, where they would connect multiple small farms
> together to be able to fulfill big orders, but also customers would be
> members of this cooperative.
>
> Do not forget that there can be many different types of cooperatives,
> like housing, worker, and consumer coops.
>
> For an inspiration, the biggest cooperative, with 14 billion EUR in
> revenue and 80k employees. Check what all they do:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
>
>
> Mitar
>
> > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this grant is a
> >> bit... The idea of this grant is to help people who really believe in
> >> cooperatives as means to a social change and need help with this. If you
> >> really want and believe in cooperatives and you want to be a
> >> cooperative, then this is a great opportunity.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mitar
> >>
> >>> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
> >>> On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi!
> >>>>
> >>>> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop as
> an
> >>>> entity/business. Not only if project is cooperative in spirit.
> >>>>
> >>>> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
> >>>> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
> >>>> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody
> >>>> has any contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are any,
> >>>> please tell me to forward them.)
> >>>>
> >>>> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
> >> around.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Mitar
> >>>>
> >>>>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley
> Student
> >>>>> Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative development grant for
> >>>>> cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
> >>>>> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in
> Berkeley
> >>>>> starting within the co-ops. This might be a nice way to get the
> central
> >>>>> management on board, too and bring a bit more funding for hefty
> >> backbone
> >>>>> equipment / more nodes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation
> sitting
> >>>>> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nader
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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Hey team,
I'm going to be a bit late to the meeting tonight. That being said, I'm
planning to stay until I get the fake captive portal set up. No matter
how long it takes me....
See you all soon!
Max
- Also I won't be at any networking class study group meetup if one were
to occur :-/
