Hey meshers,
We will be continuing our Build Your Own Internet (BYOI)
office hours* this Sunday March 25th from 1pm to late afternoon
in SudoRoom.
This week's ~theme~ is
Node Appreciation Day!
Nodes (yes, your node too!) are an essential parts of our mesh
network, almost as important as you . . . the human that keeps
your node up and running. As you probably know, People's Open
Network (
https://peoplesopen.net ) nodes look very much your
regular internet router, except for that they are social and
open . Rather than ignoring neighboring wifi networks, our nodes
(and yours!) actually chat (or mesh) with each other to
collaboratively provide open internet to more folks in a larger
area.
Anyways, spring is coming, so bring your node over to the BYOI
office hours to get the latest patches for faster and more
reliable access, learn about how stuff works, hack, chat,
socialize, wander, and perhaps even help decorate some friendly
People's Open Network node with rhinestones or sweet mesh
stickers .
Hope to see you there!
-jorrit
PS If you don't run a People's Open Network, but are curious
learn more about running a node, come on over and we'll show you
around. Nodes are available for a suggested $20 donation.
PS2 If you node is collecting dust and/or isn't running, please
bring it over and bring it back to life!
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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, non-confrontational 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.