[Mesh] Minutes Re: Meeting agenda 9 April 2019

Here are the minutes from last week's meeting: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/9_April_2019 (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/9_April_2019) And they are also pasted below. Enjoy! --- 'People's Open Network Weekly Meeting - 9 April 2019 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) * Check in on ongoing projects (10 mins) * Discussion: Next BYOI (15 mins) * Weekly updates/check-ins (10 mins) * Action Items (5 mins) * Breakout Groups === Introductions === Introduce yourself: Name; Preferred Pronoun; Icebreaker Response; BRIEF Announcements * Icebreaker question: Most highly anticipated/favorite (tv) show/series? * jenny - she/her - picard. * robb - he/him - same, nothing else to say. * null - he/him - Ozark season 2. * mai - she/they - Game of Thrones (next[final??] season starts Sunday!) * john-mark - he/they - Lucifer * seth - he/they - Murder mountain * ben - he/they - drawing a blank === Meeting Roles === * Facilitator/s: Jenny * Notetaker/s: eenblam, jnny, ** URL of this pad: https://peoplesopen.net/notes == Check in on previous action items == Check previous meeting minutes at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Minutes and paste action items below: * e-mail other community wifi groups about rooftop insurance @bennlich ** did it! See comms below. Two replies. * revisit priorities brainstorm pad and report back @bennlich ** didn't do it * poke ryan about marina @tunabananas ** think i did, no reply will ping again * handshake tokens @juul ** did it, waiting for longer followup * ping david and niki re: sunday @tunabananas ** robb and i will go over this week * create wiki page about EMF radiation @sierk @tunabananas ** jnny will start that tonight * any reply from LOLSpace? @tunabananas ** no >_> will ping again, try another person * document battery-powered node in a waterproof bag @juul ** not sure if published * understand how people get peoplesopen.net e-mail addresses ** DONE * e-mail bayside commons coa about putting an antenna on the rood @iamai ** bump * coordinate w/ null about HE exitnode fix @bennlich ** worked w/ null! HE node is just about ready to go * Look at room calendar for Oakland libraries @iamai ** mai: done weeks ago! We already have the big room booked for May 4th. ~150ppl capacity == Weekly updates/check-ins == Check previous meeting minutes at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Minutes and paste weekly update items below: * Hurricane Electric server is ready to go! and null has the exit node script github branch for 18.04 * Internet Archive link ** via Sierk: Cal Sailing Club has open house events on one Sunday a month - maybe a next BYOI? - Dates: May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17 ** john mark spoke with his neighbor (who has LoS to Omni... JM has LoS to Archive) ** Talked to his neighbor about mounting an antenna on their property, they had concerns about RF * Paxio link ** Smeone was going to follow up ** Benny: Sent email to Matt, Tim pozar a few hours ago, cc'd mai, juul * Golden gate paxio link ** Benny: Same thread as above * People's Park * ToMesh Workshop ** mai: It happened on Saturday. It was great and Ben (of ToMesh) is great *** we meshed some raspberry pis, looked at their very thorough and well-laid out materials: https://tomeshnet.github.io/p2p-internet-workshop/ *** maybe we can use some of their materials for the next BYOI *** Discussed planning info for dweb camp. That's happening here: https://github.com/dweb-camp-2019 * Laptops ** 10 repaired, more ready to go, 3 distro'd - need more time to solicit more donations * Mobile Citizen ** jenny: Emailed them back to see about getting bandwidth from them == Other Updates & Reportbacks == * Blog post on using signal from a server for notifications: https://blog.funkthat.com/2019/04/using-signal-on-server.html === Bugs/Technical === Recent issues: https://peoplesopen.net/issues. For a list of recent Github activity, see the widget at the bottom of https://peoplesopen.net/learn/development/. * null: Updated exit node script === Node Mounts & Outreach === Node Mounts Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/DtzngKaM/49e1c21fc9da199fcdeceb8623b5117a/node-… * Upcoming location surveys ** Cassady — Mead Ave x San Pablo in No. West Oakland *** Who can go this Sunday 14 April? seth, null , maybe jnny ** Rabbit — Tulare Ave x Marin Ave in Berkeley *** Flexible time *** Tuesday 16 April: seth, jenny, mai *** We'll need to bring an N750 **** Mai will respond ** Laurie in Claremont Hills? *** Maybe this is visible from campanile/elsewhere in Berkeley? *** seth will cc on reply - mai free sat and next tuesday ** Seth - Jingletown(adam) this friday at 10am. I'm going. ** seth - 5th ave (chad) going friday as well to mount node on mast. * Lesley: Hillegass-Parker house has home node, wants to do RF test. Should probably have two people for that. ** eenblam: RF test for radiation in the house, or connection to some other site? *** eenblam: we should replace the nanostation at benvenue *** Lesley: I'll forward you his emial. He wants the cables well-shielded, etc. From our end, we also need to figure out what to connect to--they can clearly see the campanile, maybe 5ghz could curve down to parts of people's park, can't see my neighbor *** Sounds good! Thanks * Tyler: Possible extension @ WB6NDJ Repeater site near KPFA FM (good place to do a realistic range test on 60GHZ) ** Lesley: Yes! I'd also been meaning to ask you about the campanile. (Is that the same location or in the same neighborhood?) ** John-mark also has good visibility to KPFA (about 2 miles away) === Communications & Events === Comms Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/f3ugMPNU/94033ee6c2cef93fc1b1637b727c902a/sudo-… // Events Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/Y3XfDK85/2b6fcb4fa92788609692a53a96fb4614/peopl… * Benny: I asked NYC mesh and Detroit Community Technology Project about what insurance they use. Links to e-mail threads: ** https://trello.com/c/cUK5gEQm/521-nyc-mesh-thread-for-insurance-advice ** Benny: from nyc mesh: We use The Hartford. You can fill in an application online- https://smallbizquote.thehartford.com/app/index.html#/form/begin It's 4 years since we did this, but from memory it was straight forward and only around $200/year. Once you have it you can order COIs for specific properties for no extra charge. I'll email you an example. (See Trello link for example) ** https://trello.com/c/9Ko16MP3/522-thread-w-anderson-from-detroit-community-… ** Benny: Detroit community Tech email is hard to summarize but they use Philadelphia Insurance Company. They don't have any special "roof mounting insurance" tho. ^_ *** jenny sez yes and sorry she deleted the above line ^ * Mai: Update on neighbor outreach flyer ** (stick around to see draft after) ** Problem Statement, What We Do, How It Works, How to Join, FAQ (health concerns, privacy concerns) * Lesley: as Jenny's getting paid by the Omni, I withdraw my proposal to pay her on behalf of the Omni. Or, as Null blocked it first, I guess that counts and I don't have to follow up with my input :p === Internal Logistics / Finance === Internal Logistics & Bureaucracy Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/LzVQlW3X/1bb8bd543c8633688175365d2554c2c2/inter… * 2019 Board Meeting: Loomio poll results are in - April 23, replacing our admin meeting * Need to consent on lease agreement with Omni and Sudo Room, our monthly contribution etc. * need to buy MyNet N750 ** $30 https://www.rakuten.com/shop/grassroots-computers/product/WDBAJA0000NWTRECF/ ** $25 https://www.ebay.com/p/Western-Digital-My-Net-N750-450-Mbps-4-Port-Gigabit-… == Next Sunday == We host office hours every Sunday from 1-3pm in Sudo Room to talk to people, work on sudomesh projects, and schedule node mounts. * 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 * This coming Sunday 14 April: Cassady node mount == Example Proposal == * Lumbragolonga: I propose that for one week we communicate exclusively via paper airplane. Here's why... * '''Consenso?''' == Example Discussion Item == * Gormavax: I wanna chat about the recent influx of spotted pigeon-dactyls in the Martian exosphere... == Discussion Item: Next BYOI == * Trello Board (w/ events assets) - https://trello.com/b/Y3XfDK85/peoples-open-events * Publicity and outreach ** East Bay Express - @mux will look into it *** https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/byoi-jan-2018 *** https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/byoi-blurbs * Trainings and programs ** eenblam: most people who work on the project aren't very familiar with the firmware, this would be a beginners' training on using OpenWRT, setting up a router and make sure everything routes through Tor ** intro talks about the project *** How the internet works *** How mesh networks work *** Demo re: the mesh with N600's and routers ** crimp a cable/cat5 ** Q/A board *** What would you like to see in a local Oakland mesh? What do you hate about your internet subscription? What do you use for the internet? ** Go around the room and intros *** What are you interested in learning about today? *** What would you like to share with others about what you have? Not even mesh/internet related, what would you like to share as resources? ** Community asset mapping *** jenny: Will talk to east oakland collective about what they do ** seth: Check in towards the end, Q&A ** robb: network management tools, show how packets travel around * Materials ** Commotion Wireless ** Video URLs * Food? * Our goals? ** Having more people in West Oakland with nodes and get them on our location survey list ** Understanding what people in West Oakland need/want, for us to learn and hear from them *** Develop relationships with people. Create artifacts of making those connections (contact cards). ** Better followup with attendees * Re-name the event? ** Networks, Our, Community, Grow, Home-grown internet, Connecting the Town, Home-grown networks, DIY networks, grassroots internet, Connect the Town, 510pen, CIGAR (community internet growers association retreat), BYOI (keep it!) == Action Items == Copy and paste from previous action items above, delete completed ones, and add new ones: * document battery-powered node in a waterproof bag @juul * revisit priorities brainstorm pad and report back @bennlich * poke ryan about marina @tunabananas * ping david and niki re: sunday @tunabananas * create wiki page about EMF radiation @sierk @tunabananas * any reply from LOLSpace? @tunabananas * hook up exit node server @ hurricane electric @null @bennlich * purchase some N750s * purchase some usb to network dongles (USB-C version and Regular USB) @null * email board and potential directors about annual meeting @tunabananas * coordinate for sunday - @seth * send doodle out for office hours Sunday 4/14 @null == Breakout Groups == At the end of the meeting, break out into small groups to hack on or discuss specific topics. * == Last Meeting Notes == * link to previous meeting minutes * https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/26_March_2019 == 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 April 9, 2019 10:43 AM, mai(a)peoplesopen.net (mailto:mai@peoplesopen.net) wrote: Here is the agenda for the Admin and Planning meeting happening tonight, Tues 9 April 2019, 7:30 - 9:00 PM PT.