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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:24:24 -0800
From: Jorrit Poelen <jhpoelen@xs4all.nl>
To: mesh <mesh@lists.sudoroom.org>
Subject: [Mesh] Proposing/ Announcing the Node Explainer Program (NEP)
        - starting tomorrow!
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hey y'all:

After our infamous weeks long exit node outage (see
https://github.com/sudomesh/bugs/issues/8) , I am hoping to get more
folks to explain to others how nodes (home/exit) work and keep 'em
running. Now is a good time because juul is pretty busy and I'll be out
of the country until early March.

This is why I've added the following proposal for tomorrows meeting:

"The Node Explainer Program (NEP, better names proposal encouraged: node
whisperer, node operator?) - *Node explainers explain how (exit/home)
nodes work and keep them from misbehaving by troubleshooting, preparing
bug fixes, applying patches, implementing new features and upgrading
software. *To become a node explainer, you should be able to show
someone how to build your own internet by configuring one, (ideally two)
home node(s) (https://peoplesopen.net/walkthrough ) to use a custom,
self-created exitnode (https://github.com/sudomesh/exitnode ). This also
includes showing how babeld and tunneldigger work together by using (and
improving!) https://github.com/sudomesh/babeld-lab and
https://github.com/sudomesh/tunneldigger-lab on the home and exit nodes
using tools like ip route , ip addr, tcpdump . "

Hoping to help get 2-3 explainers (the three bens + ... ?) up and
running before Thursday, and I am volunteering for a node explainer
break-out on Tuesday after the general sudomesh meeting. If you are
thinking of joining, please bring a laptop with ethernet port, a home
node and access to a digital ocean account. Please holler if you have
questions or just want to share that this is a ridiculous idea.

thx,
-jorrit