Today's Topics:
1. BYOI Office Hours Sudoroom 1pm - 4pm (Null)
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I'll be doing inventory of the cage, there will be a few of us come with questions(maybe I can answer em) or just to hang.
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* 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 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.
-Null
You can see last week's minutes below or online here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/27_November_2018 (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/27_November_2018)
'''People's Open Network Weekly Meeting - 27 November 2018 7:30pm-9pm'''
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy
=== Agenda ===
* Introductions and Meeting Roles (10 mins)
* Check in on previous action items (5 mins)
* Updates & Reportbacks (20 mins)
* Next Sunday (5 mins)
* Action Items (5 mins)
* Breakout Groups
=== Introductions ===
Introduce yourself: Name; Preferred Pronoun; Icebreaker Response; BRIEF Announcements
* Icebreaker question: What brings you here?
* benny - he/they, been involved since Feb, works on various things such as posters, is going to pick up his interview project again
* stephen - friend of benny's - visiting to work with cal fire - how do you have open mesh networks, phone-to-phone, especially in evacuation situations
* colin - he/him - interesting project, doesn't have a lot of bandwidth but is interested in organizing, etc.
* stephen - he/him - interested in wireless communications & embedded software
* andre - he/him - interested in distributed systems, specifically databases
* null - he/him - help build the gap between tech in major isps & what we do
* mai - she/they - involved with organzing, node mounts, byoi events. Interested in this because of digital rights, interested in solidarity economy
* amanda - she/her - excited about mesh networking on broader scale, for homeless, etc.
* lesley - been involved since ~2013 - when i was a kid i had really restricted internet access because of religious reasons - it was really controlled - i remember how big of a difference it made for me to have access to that information, and want to make this happen for others - did some research with marc on sunday and we're planning to mount some 60GHz equipment on rooftops in berkeley
* juul - he/him - the bart train (i'm omw)
* remote-jnny - she/her - visiting family on east coast and this is errybody else's bedtime, hooray! also mesh the planet.
=== Meeting Roles ===
* Facilitator/s: mai
* Stacktaker: benny
* Notetaker/s: lesley
** URL of this pad: https://peoplesopen.net/notes
=== Announcements ===
* Hurricane Electric Carrier Networking Event: http://milldampr.com/hurricane-electric-carrier-networking-event/
* German router regulations / stamp of approval in progress:
** https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/BSI/Publikationen/Technisch…
** From section 4.2:
The router MAY allow the installation of unsigned firmware (i.e. custom firmware) IF a meaningful warning message has been
shown to the authenticated end-userand the end-user accepts the installation of the unsigned firmware.
** The CCC being critical: https://www.golem.de/news/bsi-richtlinie-ccc-und-openwrt-kritisieren-router…
* consider heading to oak city council mtg tonight - it's a doozy..
* you can donate ur spange to the 'winterizing omni' budget and we can get the furnace working again: https://www.facebook.com/donate/720926284946382/
== Check in on previous action items ==
Check previous meeting minutes at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Minutes and past action items below:
* Contact potential node in East Bay Hills (deep east) (jenny)
** gah, this wuz sitting in drafts >_< - sent
* Follow up w/ paxio (juul)
** haven't heard back yet
* Schedule a meeting to reflect on BYOI feedback?
** mai - let's just talk about it today
* null - review decision making guides
* Measure power output of our gear (server + switch for internet archive)
** done w/ juul and null (180W during boot-up, 160W during `stress --cpu 2, server was between 120 and 140`)
** time to try to schedule an install?
*** benny will check with juul if we're ready
== Purchase requests ==
* 60 Ghz gear
* Archive storage and web server for radiowitness.io
** radiowitness is a system that listens to all police communication using a software defined radio, logs everything with a timestamp and makes it publicly available
** radiowitness was previously deployed in oakland and texas but the way it was written required a very beefy and power hungry computer to run it 24/7 + the storage got expensive
** radiowitness is currently down but the creator (an old sudo room and sudo mesh member) wants to bring it back
** I (juul) offered that we could potentially host the data (and possibly the web app as well)
** For two cities it was growing by ~500 GB per year. The idea is to add more cities.
** I propose we put the multi-harddrive-bay storage server we already have at Internet Archive and buy the following:
** 3x 4 TB internal harddrives at $125 each for an 8 TB raid 5 that we can grow to 36 TB later
** 1x 8 TB external archive harddrive at $150 for offline backup. We can run the offline backup each Tuesday evening during the meeting.
* jnny: plz use https://peoplesopen.net/buystuff - include direct links to items
== Updates & Reportbacks ==
=== Bugs/Technical ===
Priority bugs we need help with are located at: http://peoplesopen.net/helpwanted - For a high-level overview of recent Github activity, see the Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/r9l5ouQ4/3b2eecd83bb9e7a57a339cf1ee038288/sudo-…
* lesley: juul got a back of 60 GHz antenna, for south of Cal campus. We were gonna use 24 GHz for the Richmond Tower link, shouldn't we just use the 60 GHz antenna since that allows a greater transfer of bandwidth? Is it a power requirement?
* juul: Was told by someone who was at DevSummit to use the equipment/bandwidth that Calyx buys wholesale for Sprint 4G, to get cheaper bandwidth -- $200/year vs. $400/year (for Calyx)
** Mobile Citizen, he mentioned - https://mobilecitizen.org/
=== Node Mounts & Outreach ===
Node Mounts Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/DtzngKaM/49e1c21fc9da199fcdeceb8623b5117a/node-…
* benny: Met someone that lives next to Lesley near the Benvenue location. Will connect Lesley with them.
* lesley: Seems like a good lead since we can't put that much equipment at Jeff's place at Benvenue. Someone from BYOI thought that they might have LoS to us.
* jnny: leads i got from the mapping station include a southeast alameda landlord, CalState East Bay contact, and someone with potential LoS to Paxio from the east (past Ed's & slightly north)
=== Communications & Events ===
Comms Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/f3ugMPNU/94033ee6c2cef93fc1b1637b727c902a/sudo-… // Events Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/Y3XfDK85/2b6fcb4fa92788609692a53a96fb4614/peopl…
* jnny: some notes from devsummit: https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/devsummit
** full notes documented on the wiki: https://devsummit.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=2018_Agenda
==== BYOI Reflection Time ====
https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/byoi
=== Internal Logistics / Finance ===
Internal Logistics & Bureaucracy Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/LzVQlW3X/1bb8bd543c8633688175365d2554c2c2/inter…
* mai: Accounting WG did not meet today, maybe we will later this month!
* jnny: been working on updating budget: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QJetruKfHrO5bpaLDk_smXYpLSvGlzytda_…
== Next Sunday ==
We host office hours every Sunday from 1-3pm in Sudo Room, and often arrange a rooftop node mount.
* null will be here inventorying! eve will come if she can!
* To sign up to bottomline, fill in your name here: https://ethercalc.org/byoi_office_hours
* Ongoing node mounting spreadsheet is located at: https://peoplesopen.net/sundays
* Notes from this past Sunday's session:
* calyx spot @ HDV?
== Action Items ==
* add everyone who signed up at the BYOI to the PON newsletter list, and let them know about the mesh mailing list (benny)
* encourage people to submit a proposal for $ and add to next's week agenda (mai)
* post re: richmond tower link on SF Chalkboard (mai)
* double check w/ juul then send e-mail to jonah to schedule server install (benny)
* add people who signed up at BYOI to email list (benny)
* talk to the people that calyx gets internet from
* implement calyx hotspot @ the housing & dignity village! - jenny / juul? mux? & village building crew
** currently waiting on word back from judge re: permanent injunction
== Breakout Groups ==
At the end of the meeting, break out into small groups to hack on or discuss specific topics.
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== Last Meeting Notes ==
* https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/20_November_2018
== End of Meeting ==
* please archive these meeting notes by copying the entire pad contents onto the sudomesh wiki with the correct date format: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/DD_MONTH_YYYY
* then please erase the contents of this pad
* then please cut & paste a blank template from here: https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Mesh/Mesh_Meeting_Notes_Temp…
* previous meeting notes are archived here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Minutes
Hello All,
I cannot go in details here, because it is not the proper place, besides
that I still don't know why; but I was kicked out of the group by the
person that I went to join, and later on other two members that came to
join the group were asked to leave as well. In our last days the three that
got kicked out worked together and it was for the best. We bonded and we
became friends, brainstorming and decision making was way easier,
horizontal.
We, the original group of four, found two asylum seekers in Mazatlan.
After that two of us, an Italian gay person and myself, supported the
asylum seekers all the way to Tijuana. While the two others the group flew
from Mazatlan to Tijuana.
One of the asylum seekers, man in his 40s, had an accident the day before
about 1pm. He tried to aboard a cargo train while in movement. He hit his
face against the train, and was ejected back out to he ground, where as he
said, "went into sleep really quickly" until in the dark of the night when
he was feeling cold. At that time he just dragged himself away from the
railroad tracks to avoid potential incoming trains, to just to curl and
continue sleeping again until the morning when the sun was too hot. A few
hours later we found him. Cuts on his face and hands.
In the same railroad area, among train containers, there was a 16 years old
and he also was supported.
Both of them are now in Tijuana. The kid is in a safe place, with shelter
and food, wiht moms and kids, and already got a number enlisting himself
for asylum. -I lost contact with the man. But last thing I know is that he
has a place where to sleep and eat with the person that kicked me out of
the group. I hope he is okay. Both were given new clothes, and shoes while
in Mazatlan. The funds came from donations like yours. Thank you for that.
We didn't help tons of people, we helped only two.
At the beginning when I was in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco I did some short
interviews and one of them was with Vivian
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/20/2018-11-18-vivian-a-computer-te…
which we kept in touch. At the time, we couldn't help them. But at least we
have been on WhatsApp. Yesterday latest news, they were in Mexicali for a
few days already and has not eaten, he/she said was hungry. And that a bus
was living tomorrow to Tijuana, but for only the ones that can afford the
ticket. I sent some money, but they was not able to pick it up, the local
store asked for Mexican Electoral ID. So, we lost, 1000 pesos. I had sent
enough for Vivian and partner, and some change. I have to say that I didn't
ask for money to support my flight ticket to Jalisco. And my expenses
there, were covered by donations that my new gay friend had received.
During the trip up north Mexico, I was in contact with another small group
that was made up of three mom, two husbands, four children (including a
baby that was born in Puebla, after jumps of the truck sent the mom to the
hospital).
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/24/2018-11-23-ten-days-old-baby-th…
There are not public videos of the two we helped directly, because they
wanted it private. They allow me to interview them when we arrived to
Tijuana, for me to remember them.But they are okay with some photos in my
facebook account, you may see them there.
Thank you to all of you that supported with moral encouragement, and some
that donated. If you feel that you want to donate, because what I lived and
experienced and the work I saw done today I recommend
https://www.facebook.com/ActivateLabs/ donation point:
https://www.facebook.com/donate/485476331860297/
The donate button at https://asylumseekerscaravan.org already reflects this
new donation point.
Many thanks to all of you, <3!
Daniel
Sorry Seth, I just saw this email. I can still come down if it would be
useful.
>>>> 1. BYOI Office Hours Tomorrow@Sudoroom 1ish - 4ish (Seth Carolina)
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> >>>> I'll be at the office tomorrow possibly doing inventory of the cage.
> > Come over with questions(maybe I can answer em) or
> just to hang.
> >>>> Hope to see you there!
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Some of us had recently been talking about Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 roaming.
Well, it looks like HTTP/3 is basically a TCP replacement on top of UDP,
and it allows a connection to continue between IP address changes by using
a per-connection UUID.
https://blog.erratasec.com/2018/11/some-notes-about-http3.html
We can expect this to be implemented, at the very least, in the most
popular web browsers but possible other programs as well.
This could really mitigate the issues with non-roaming capable mesh
networks.
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marc/juul
Hello all,
A really quick update. For more deets, please check:
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org.
As Jessie had mentioned in a couple occasions, things there with the
caravan can change from minute to minute. Well, the ticket from Mexico City
had to changed for Guadalajara, and I am leaving tonight 11:20pm.
One of the alerting things yesterday, is that a group of folks that went
ahead in two buses, not supported by us have to clarify this, were stopped
in Agua Prieta, Hermosillo. Based on a video taken by a local woman, a
WhatsApp audio convo from one of the asylum seekers, and a report from
Pueblo Sin Fronteras, two busses were stopped about 11pm on the night of
the 15th. A child and a woman were hurt but Mexican authorities when they
were forcefully were taken out the bus. They asylum seekers were scared
because they were not being taken to any oficial facility and were just
driven around for hours. The asylum seeker reporting at the time that
things were happening said her phone was very low in charge.
The Mexican authorities involved in this scary stop and arrest were the
Mexican Immigration, and Judicial Police. According to one of the asylum
seekers, at the moment of the arrest, middle of the night, some asylum
seekers escaped. But, as things were developing, the authorities realized
that they were getting themselves in a big trouble because there has been a
judicial order (Amparo 16-18) given by judge, Jonathan Bass Herrera from a
Court in Mexico City and notified to all authorities in the country, that
the busses should not be stopped and the asylum seekers be let pass.
Eventually all (about 60) were let go, some went to a refuge, and yesterday
at about 5am they continue their journey to Tijuana.
Also, as seen in the video, a child was with fever and the authorities were
told, but as woman says, the Mexican Immigration didn't care and ignored
them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ED9QgsWs3JE
Thank you to all of you for your moral support, and for your donations. To
donate: https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
Special thanks to Noisebridge <https://noisebridge.net> for directly
assisting me during my preparation for this trip.Thanks Silver, thanks
Steve, and others there. Solidarity!
Daniel
Hello All, this a very quick update.
* Donation Status - https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
* New Website - https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/
* Caravan and Jessie's whereabouts.
* Goal Status
* I am going in.
*Donation Status*, out current goal is 15K and so far we have close to 6k.
Please donate and you haven't done it. The website it is here:
https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
*New Website*, this past Sunday I went to the Aaron Swartz Day event at the
Internet Archive in SF. While there I got to see some familiar faces, and
also I met more officially Steve Phillips from Noisebridge. Anyhow, to make
the story short, since I have to go sleep, and wake up early for work,
Steve kindly volunteered to help our group to migrate our just plain html
static website to a WorkPress type, where the public and others group
members can also add content.
Steve and I did an all nighter right after the Aaron's event, working all
night at Noisebridge and going home about 8am. Similar hacker schedule
followed the next two night, which ended in our nice website. Many thanks
Steve. Muy agradecido.
*Jessie* followed the caravan from Mexico City to Queretaro, and then she
returned to Mexico City when she learned that more asylum seekers were
coming. Jessie, been talking and interviewing and learning more about the
situation.
T*he Goal*, which we are very laser focus, is as mentioned on my previous
email and as the donation site mentions, is to provide transportation to as
many we can to women, children, and LGBTQ vulnerable folks. And for what we
have collected in donation, we are about to make the first trip from Mexico
City to Tijuana. As Jessie reports, the situation there is very fluid, so
not only things change moment to moment, but also she has to be very
patience and wait for their choices. But, again, the first trip is this
Sunday. *This weekend.* And the money that we have is only allowing about
60 people. We could offer more, if more folks would donate. The road I have
taken many years ago, and there a very long one, and empty areas and
distance town in between.
Circling back to Jessie, in a way, because she is by herself, someone else
(I am not sure if I can mention his name here) is coming over this
Saturday. And, about half hour ago or so I bought a flight ticket to go
help them both. Three of us will go with asylum seekers all the way to
Tijuana. I am scheduled to arrive to Mexico City on Saturday morning. *I
am going in, *and my intention is to team up with the other two in this
task, and at the same time try to document the trip photographing. I am not
sure how long I am going to be there, but the most that I can push it is
until Dec 8. I should be uploading photos at my flickr account, so if you
want to help spread the word, feel free to use those photos, they are
intended to be here: https://flickr.com/danielarauz/sets, as often as it
will possible.
Please, if you haven't donate, please do. We really are using every single
cent to support those in need.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GB4sbZ9BtA
Also here:
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/14/2018-11-10-jessie-live-heart-br…
Thank you, and sinceramente muchas gracias de antemano for your time and
donations.
Daniel
I am available via Signal, Wire, WhatsApp at: 415.336.9143.
Hello All!
If you are interested on reading, watching videos and photos about the
Asylum Seekers Caravan, uncensored reports, please visit Jessie's Facebook
page at: https://www.facebook.com/jessie.sandoval. The reports are also
being logged here: https://asylumseekerscaravan.org.
Who is Jessie Sandoval? Jessie is a sister in struggle from Nicaragua, that
I met and worked with during Occupy. She went to Mexico a couple days ago
in support of the Asylum Seekers sisters and brothers, and she is already
sending reports on her Facebook account.
Her writing is blant, poetic, unapologetic, etc. I like her writing.
Before I go.. a quote from one her post from last night.
"
*I am not sleeping on cold hard earth, after traveling north for a month.**And
yet, there's been no burning, no breaking by this migrant community*"
~Jessie Sandoval Mexico City - 2018-11-07
Thank you in advance for any support to my/our brown folks.
I have Brown blood.
Daniel