Ahoy comrades!
So, I missed a week - ok maybe two - but here's a weekly update on the
State of the Mesh ^_^
*Announcements:
*
- Our first crowdfunding campaign was a total success! Thanks to all who
contributed, tweeted, shared and helped us reach our goal of
$3,000. From the
WePay <https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network>,
we have $3,148 - plus 1.951511 BTC! The campaign ended today, and we did a
last-minute promo blitz that garnered a bunch of last-minute donations. We
are documenting as much as we can think to document on this campaign and
standing funds at
Mesh/Purchases<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Purchases>
.
- We really need to decide on a name so that we can move forward on
outreach! Please add your thoughts and suggestions to
Mesh/Naming<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Naming>
.
*Events:
*
- Wednesday, 8:30-10pm at sudo room: Mesh working group to discuss
strategy around community outreach, as well as internet policy work.
- Thursday, 8:30-10pm at sudo room: Hack night [not a meeting, but
newcomers still welcome if they're willing to dive right in!]
- Friday, 6-9pm at sudo room: New Economy
Huddle<https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/the-new-economy-huddle/?instance…
the BACE Timebank and EBBX [East Bay Barter Exchange]
*Wiki:*
- Tunabananas updated Meeting
Minutes<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/25_July_2013>with last week's
minutes.
- Tunabananas updated
Mesh/Purchases<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Purchases>with details
on our crowdfunding campaign.
- Cyclosapian and Juul added to
Mesh/Naming<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Naming>with more name
suggestions!
- Juul, MaxB, and Mitar added to Mesh/Firmware
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware>
- Juul added Mesh/Firmware/QoS / Bandwidth shaping
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/Bandwidth_shaping>
- Juul added Mesh/Firmware/MTU
Issues<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/MTU_issues>
- Maxb cleaned up Mesh/OpenWRT <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/OpenWRT>
- Maxb added to
Mesh/BATMAN-adv<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/BATMAN-adv>
*Recommended Reading:
*
- Why the Internet Needs Cognitive
Protocols<http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/why-the-internet-n…
- OSI: The Internet That
Wasn't<http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/osi-the-internet-…
- Microsoft launches White Space pilot in Africa for low-cost
broadband<http://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2013/jul/29/microsoft-lau…
- Why Your Bittorrent Downloads Move So
Fast<http://fastcolabs.com/3014951/why-your-bittorrent-downloads-move-so…
- Former Bittorrent Engineer Thinks He Can Fix Your Wifi - For
Good<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3014782/former-bittorrent-engineer-thinks…
- Do-It-Ourselves Telecommunications:
Guifi.net Commons Coming to US
from Catalonia - In Spain & US We Are Now Building Network
Infrastructure Held as Commons
<http://staticbits.thefnf.org/guifi%20from%20march-april%2013%20dio%20wireless.pdf>
The last link is especially rockin'.
Mesh the planet!!
Jenny
http://jennyryan.net
http://thepyre.org
http://thevirtualcampfire.org
http://technomadic.tumblr.com
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
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