Hi there,
It's been a while since I've chimed in here. For those who don't know me, I
used to be involved in Sudo Mesh/People's Open between 2017-2020 until the
pandemic kind of slowed everything down.
I'm writing because I'm one of the core organizers of DWeb Camp, an event
organized by the Internet Archive about building a better, more
decentralized web. This year it's happening for the third time this June
21-25, 2023 in Mendocino at Camp Navarro:
https://dwebcamp.org/
We've always had a local mesh network component to the event, but this
time, we're doing something different. We're shutting off the Internet on
the third and final full day of camp on Saturday. We're calling that day
Tomorrow, and we're going to use the opportunity to test out locally hosted
p2p apps and spend the day doing emergent sessions. We're also planning a
whole LARP-y narrative around *why* the Internet is going to be shut off.
More info here:
https://dwebcamp.org/tomorrow/
I'm telling you all this because I have two asks of Sudo Mesh folks:
1 - Local Network Build Volunteers -- We're looking for two people who can
help us build the mesh network there at Camp and help us test it and
maintain it through the event. We can offer a free ticket to the event to
these volunteers in exchange (you would need to self-camp). Please note
that we are looking for people who have some networking hardware/software
experience.
If you're interested, please email me at mai(a)archive.org (also cc'd on this
email) with information about yourself and your experience.
2 - Network Equipment -- We do have some network gear, and our main network
stewards (Esther and Cody, cc'd) are coming from Seattle Mesh with some of
theirs too. However, it would be extremely helpful if we could borrow some
things from the mesh cage at Sudo Room -- assuming some of it is still
there...!
Since I've been out of the loop, I'm not sure who to talk to or people who
would make the decision about this kind of thing, so if anyone can point me
in their direction, please do!
Thanks all! Hope to hear from you soon.
Warmly,
Mai