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by Patrick Muhire

NodeOne the future of Africa's internet NodeOne the future of Africa's internet ** ------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, we wanted to share a video with you, which explains how we are delivering last-mile affordable internet The average African consumer spends up to 18% of their income on data packages. (compared with 3.58% in Latin America & the Caribbean) it's worse in Zimbabwe where 1gb can cost up to $70 NodeOne unique solution is solving this hard challenge connecting people to the internet at an affordable price. Thank you, we love you, enjoy the video! https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… ============================================================ Copyright © 2019 Vuga, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vuga 100 College St Toronto, ON - Ontario M5G 1L5 Canada Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id=f18…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) . Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

4 years, 9 months

Fwd: [liberated_lens] [nobawc-announce] This Saturday: Intro to Worker-Coops workshop, discount for NoBAWC members

by robb

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Liberated Lens <liberated_lens(a)lists.riseup.net> Date: Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 9:06 AM Subject: [liberated_lens] [nobawc-announce] This Saturday: Intro to Worker-Coops workshop, discount for NoBAWC members To: LL riseup <liberated_lens(a)lists.riseup.net> Hello members and friends! NoBAWC is excited to co-host this workshop (flyer below) on building and managing a worker-cooperative. Great for new co-ops, great for new-hires, and honestly, great for old co-ops and old hires too! *Card carrying NoBAWC members get a 60% discount, which come to $10 a head, so bring everyone! please RSVP here. <https://www.theselc.org/totb_vc_sanleandro> * Keep posted, this is the first workshop in a series of 3. Hope to see you all there! Foresta [image: ThinkOutsideTheBoxWorkshop.png] -- Foresta Sieck-Hill Administrative Coordinator, NoBAWC *Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives* *www.nobawc.org <http://www.nobawc.org/>* *NoBAWC is dedicated to helping build the worker cooperative movement in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.* ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: nobawc-announce(a)lists.nobawc.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: nobawc-announce-unsubscribe(a)lists.nobawc.org For all list information and functions, see: http://lists.nobawc.org/lists/info/nobawc-announce --- To unsubscribe: <mailto:liberated_lens-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net> List help: <https://riseup.net/lists>

4 years, 9 months

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by Menaja Ganesh

hi! i’m a student at cca and i’m working on an online zine about mesh networks. i love the work you do and wanted to use it as the basis for my project! i’d love it if i could get a few answers to some questions!! i just wanted to know roughly what the motivation was to create this mesh network in oakland, and if there are any specific communities you hope to empower through making internet connection this accessible? also i’d love to know if/how working on this network has helped any of you in your own practices thank you so much, i really appreciate the help! best, menaja

4 years, 9 months

Micro-internet networks 🚀

by Patrick Muhire

NodeOne earn and own hosting a micro-internet network NodeOne was built to enable people without technical skills to set up micro-internet networks to get access to alternative internet services at an affordable price without facing double chargers from internet service providers like Telecom's and ISP's Node's Deployed To date over 8 nodes deployed with 8 nodeMasters and 623 members using micro-internet networks to get affordable access to internet services. Default native apps running on NodeOne NodeOne default apps run 100% without an internet connection enabling members to have access to an affordable way to get access to internet services. 1: Reba is a media app which indexes the web for any video related content and saves the data locally. The videos are served in a local environment after downloaded from the web, meaning users in the same network can search and index the web without internet access, each video is downloaded and locally cached. This means that if the next user searched for the same video they will view the locally saved content, saving bandwidth. 2: Sema is an app which enables users on NodeOne network to effectively communicate without being connected to the internet, Unlike how other traditional apps, where one buys internet data to make a call, Sema enables NodeOne users to do video calls and communicate for free. 3: Baaza is a search engineer built to make NodeOne users search the web to get access to dynamic websites. Baaza runs without internet connection giving users the ability to get free local access to information from the web. Superheroes on the team Without our superheroes, NodeOne couldn't have made it this far join us in officially welcoming them on the team Andrew Berkowitz: CMO/President Andrew is the Cofounder and Managing Director of Zwile Media where he manages and runs the top portfolio of podcasts covering business, innovation, and technology on the African continent. He hosts their flagship podcast, The Global Startup Movement, which is the #1 podcast covering global startup ecosystems Sohail Ahmad king Senior Networking Engineer Sohail aim is to get people connected and then keep them that way, He has a track record of maximizing network performance via monitoring tools, implementation load balancing techniques and system optimization, In his previous role he has been commended for continuously putting together and then maintaining stable and resilient IT infrastructure platforms, Numan Ismaeel Senior UX Engineer Numan has 6+ years of experience creating usable and delightful online experiences. He has a unique skill set of design strategy, user research, information architecture and content strategy, user interface design, and usability testing. made over $20K+ in remote work on weekends on freelancing websites like up-work, Fivver, While in college 2019 Programme Participation We are among 11 companies selected by American Underground and Google for Startups Black Founders exchange programme taking place in Durham, North Carolina from September 22-27 Find Out More (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) Links to know more about NodeOne 1 NodeOne the future to Africa’s internet (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) 2 NodeOne Webinar (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) 3 Businesses spend $5 - $20K on internet bandwidth per year (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) 4 Deploying NodeOne™ (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id… Visit us (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) ============================================================ This email was sent to mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:mesh@lists.sudoroom.org) why did I get this? (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/about?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id=f18f1…) unsubscribe from this list (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id…) update subscription preferences (https://vuga.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=84be92e81fa0a55d50ca59daf&id=f18…) Vuga . 100 College St . Toronto, ON - Ontario M5G 1L5 . Canada Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

4 years, 9 months

Fwd: 2019 Dev Summit, travel scholarships, and virtual sessions on protecting your privacy and digital identity

by Jenny Ryan

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Aspiration <Aspiration(a)mail.vresp.com> Date: Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 09:35 Subject: 2019 Dev Summit, travel scholarships, and virtual sessions on protecting your privacy and digital identity To: <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> Click to view this message in a browser <http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/308794/0cf411bf96/1325177157/5e1231dc0b/> Forward this to a friend <http://oi.vresp.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=0cf411bf96&lid=132517715…> [image: Aspiration] <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/0cf411bf96/5e1231dc0b/fd75065ff2> [image: Aspiration] <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/0cf411bf96/5e1231dc0b/0fa75432e0> [image: Aspiration] <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/0cf411bf96/5e1231dc0b/eb38aeb8a0> [image: Aspiration] <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/0cf411bf96/5e1231dc0b/d67a8ef606> Hey Jenny, We're excited to continue building tech capacity, strategy, and movement power with you all this coming fall. 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OpenNews is aiming to support the following folks: - Anyone who is part of the journalism-code community, such as developers, designers, and data analysts working in newsrooms. - Anyone interested in learning more about the journalism-code community, such as people working in other areas of technology who want to share their development, design, or analysis skills with journalists. - People of color, women, and other under-represented groups in journalism and technology are strongly encouraged to apply. The scholarship covers registration and *$500 toward travel to Oakland*. The application form is open through *Friday, Sept. 13*. OpenNews strongly encourages people of color, women, and people from other under-represented groups in journalism and technology to apply. If you or folks in your community want to attend #NpDev, and could use some help getting there, you can *learn more and apply here* <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/0cf411bf96/5e1231dc0b/d73ebfe4b6>. 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4 years, 9 months

Cross-Router Covert Channels

by Mitar

Hi! Leaking data between guest and private network on the same router, even if they are otherwise separated: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_ovadia.pdf Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

4 years, 10 months

Fwd: 🛠 DIY Internet: Community networks connect the unconnected

by Jenny Ryan

-- Jenny Ryan People's Open Network <https://peoplesopen.net> *Building a community-owned and -operated wireless network in Oakland, California!* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: World Wide Web Foundation <kara.nash(a)webfoundation.org> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 6:05 AM Subject: 🛠 DIY Internet: Community networks connect the unconnected To: <jenny(a)peoplesopen.net> A monthly series from the Web Foundation View <https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f8b59fd&id=ba4f5a221b…> this email in your browser <https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f8b59fd&id=ba4f5a221b…> <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Community networks: Internet for the people, by the people* In the Little Rann of Kutch <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, a salt marsh in the remote reaches of India, farmers work in extreme conditions to extract a rare type of salt. The sea takes over the mudflat for four months of the year, but for the remaining eight months, 3,500 families — and over 5,000 donkeys — call the region home. Now, thanks to a van powered by solar panels <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, those families have a link to the outside world <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> via broadband internet connectivity. The atenna atop the specially designed vehicle connects to a tower at the outskirts of the region <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> to provide WiFi access to users wtihin a 100-metre radius. The project is one of over 30 community networks supported by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, in partnership with Internet Society <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> . Community networks deliver access to underserved areas with infrastructure built, managed and used by local communities, oftentimes in areas that are financially unattractive for mainstream internet service providers. In this edition, we look at the do-it-yourself networks built for the people, by the people — and why public access solutions like community networks are a key tool for closing the digital divide. [image: Quotation marks] <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> Actually it is not rocket science. It is just an application of existing technology in a very innovative and beautiful way. - Osama Manzar, Digital Empowerment Foundation Founder and Director <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> The village that built its own wi-fi network - BBC News Africa <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Community networks Q&A* [image: Alliance for Affordable Internet logo] <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Why do they matter?* Getting online remains a challenge for billions across the globe, thanks in large part to cost. Community networks can serve as a solution <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) hosted a webinar <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> on the topic, featuring experts from DEF and Internet Society. [image: Landscape with cell towers] <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *What are the benefits?* Lower consumer costs. Investment in local economies. Development of local skills. Steve Song <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, founder of VillageTelco <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> and Mozilla fellow, explores the reasons to support the growth of community networks <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> . [image: Network links] <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *How do they work?* >From clients and servers to frequency ranges and more, understand the basics of community networks <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> with this how-to guide <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, edited by Luca Belli <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> and produced by experts from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), FGV Direito Rio and Internet Society. <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Any success stories?* In partnership with Internet Society <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, *Deutsche Welle *profiled three community networks <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> providing connectivity in the Republic of Georgia <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>; South Africa <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>; and Zimbabwe <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>. BBC Radio 4 profiled Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, connecting rural communities in the United Kingdom. [image: Network nodes with laptops] <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *What are the barriers?* Lack of income. Lack of local skills. Lack of awareness of the potential benefits. Carlos Ray-Moreno investigates the barriers that prevent the creation of community networks <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> or limit the sustainability of pre-existing ones in this report <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> for Internet Society. <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Any lessons learned?* Ownership by the community and support from the government are essential to long-term sustainability of community networks, according to lessons learned from the 43 case studies <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> featured in Global Information Society Watch <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>, co-produced by APC <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> and IDRC <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> . <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *Can they drive gender equity?* Do women tend to be passive users or more active participants in the operation of community networks? Can community networks help transform gender roles <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…>? GenderIT.org takes a look <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> . <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> *How do I start one?* US-based Next Century Cities <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> compiled best practices and successful strategies into a toolkit for communities looking to improve connectivity <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> . *Community networks by the numbers* 4.4 million+ <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> — Unique users connected to Project Isizwe's <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> 1,500+ free WiFi hotspots in South Africa 170 <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> — Number of engineers the Digital Empowerment Foundation <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> trained to operate and maintain community network wireless facilities $40,000 USD <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> — Amount of an Internet Society <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> grant that largely financed the creation of a community network to deliver access <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> high up in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in Georgia (*The New York Times* <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> ) *How governments can support community networks* *Community networks should be a key piece of policy frameworks to achieve universal access. A4AI Deputy Director and Policy Lead Eleanor Sarpong <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> explains that governments can support community networks in four crucial ways. * *1. Establish an enabling policy environment* - Removing regulatory obstacles to building networks is crucial to attract funding and scale up. Governments can reduce permitting bottlenecks and set up fees to speed up deployments. Regulations should be forward looking to encourage innovation *. 2. Provide financial support — *Funding is necessary to ensure the sustainability of these networks. Governments, alongside private sector companies, can fill funding gaps. Universal Service Funds <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> are an untapped resource <https://webfoundation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3c8e6e91fe1905e99f…> that could support the growth of community networks and help close the digital divide. Governments can also provide access to land and refrain from taxation for a period. *3. Open up the space the networks need to operate* — Governments can allocate spectrum — the radio frequencies that allow for wireless communication — to enable community networks to develop. This can be achieved either by specific licenses for these networks or by providing access to unlicensed spectrum. *4. Facilitate partnerships with mobile phone operators — *Public access solutions require commitment from a variety of stakeholders. Governments can facilitate or even incentivise partnerships with mobile phone operators to aid in the creation, supply of technology and maintenance of community networks. 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4 years, 10 months

Claremont Canyon hike, Wed. Aug. 28 7pm

by Eve Edelson

Benny, Mai and I plan to meet for a hike in Claremont Canyon hike, next Wednesday Aug. 28, at 7pm. The location is in this link: https://goo.gl/maps/NQ6GVLKeYmgBMBPc8 The hike will be steep-ish. We will ascend in light and descend at dusk. I'm bringing a flashlight. We hope you can join us!

4 years, 10 months

Meetings update!

by mai＠peoplesopen.net

Hey Sudo Mesh people, At a meeting over a month ago, we decided to try re-configuring our meetings in the following way: 1ST Tuesday of the month — Newcomers' Welcome + Work Jam: We encourage new folks to come to this one so we can give people an orientation and explain various aspects of Sudo Mesh / People's Open Network. LAST Tuesday of the month — Admin + Planning Meeting: When we discuss our ongoing projects, to-do items, plan upcoming meetings, etc. This is most like the meetings we used to do every week. EVERY OTHER Tuesday — Sudo Mesh Work Jams: All other Tuesdays will be nights when we meet and co-work on things like fixing bugs, writing documentation, doing outreach, fundraising tasks, or anything else that we decide needs doing! This is an experiment that we're trying out for the next few months. We'd talked about having more opportunities to co-work on stuff and thought we might get more done as a group if we changed up our meeting schedule this way. Have feedback? Wanna find something to work on? Come to our next Admin + Planning meeting is NEXT TUESDAY AUGUST 27th 7:30 - 9:00 PM and share your thoughts and ideas. :) cheers, Mai

4 years, 10 months

Running a People's open node + Tor relay node

by Mitar

Hi! (If some other mailing list is more suitable, please redirect me to it.) So I got Sonic gigabit connection at home. And I am thinking that all this symmetric gigabit connectivity should be used well. So I am thinking that I could deploy a People's open node + Tor relay node on the link. I think I have Tor part figured out: I could use Intel NUC like: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/130392/intel-nuc-kit-n… And then I could directly connect it to the uplink and run Tor relay node on it. I would configure NUC to serve as my home AP as well, although I am not yet sure if this can really be done: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1161398/configuring-a-dual-band-wifi-ap-on-… But the issue is that I do not know how to add People's open node to this mix. If I put it before the NUC, I think that a simple WiFi router acting as People's open node will not be able to process gigabit and tens of thousands of NAT connections Tor relay will try to send through the router, if the node is put as the main router. But NUC does not seem to have two Ethernet ports that it could serve as a router in front of the node. Any ideas? Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

4 years, 11 months

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