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@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