Jehan, I like the gist. We probably want to visualize the neighbor connections as well as the bandwidth shared...I'm willing to help do that (possibly with d3?). I've made a few simple changes, as I don't think someone with zero tech knowledge would necessarily even know what an ISP is. Also, although I can see both pros and cons, I've tried not personifying the node in this draft: This is the dashboard for your new PeoplesOpen.net node. If there are enough nodes nearby, they form a "mesh network" which can provide internet access without the need for an internet service provider. Right now, you're connected to three neighbor nodes: mesh26, mesh11, and sally_b. You're connected to the internet through mesh26. So far, you've transferred 10gb of data between neighbor nodes. Your home internet connection is currently not being shared on the mesh network. If you'd like to securely donate a small portion of your own bandwidth to this project, click here to start sharing. On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:07 AM Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback(a)gmail.com> wrote: Last Sunday we gave out 6 nodes to neighbors of the Omni. Most people who have joined PeoplesOpen in the past are people who are attracted to the technical and/or political message of mesh networks. They're willing to put in some effort and are often somewhat technically savvy. The people we gave nodes to on Sunday had not heard of PeoplesOpen before we rang their doorbell, and were often hesitant about the idea, thinking that it would be technically difficult or intimidating. I think that we need to think about what will make it as easy as possible for a new user to get a node set up. Another consideration is conversion. I think it's really hard to convince someone to hook a node up to their ISP connection and contribute upstream bandwidth the first time you knock on their door. If the dashboard has some information about how much data has been forwarded, this could help people feel ownership of the network and make them more likely to contribute bandwidth. Draft 1: Hi, I'm a PeoplesOpen.net node. I connect to other nodes around me to move internet data. If there are enough nodes in an area, we form a "mesh network" which can provide internet access without the need for an ISP. Right now, I have 3 mesh neighbors: *mesh26*,* mesh11*, and* sally_b.* We're connected to the internet through *mesh26*. I've transferred *10gb* of data to and from my neighbors. ---- I can also connect to a home internet connection and donate bandwidth to the PeoplesOpen.net. Donated bandwidth is what keeps the network going. I'll automatically stop sharing bandwidth if you are using your connection. You can turn sharing on and off here: ---------------------- | Start Sharing | ---------------------- I've transferred *0gb* of data to and from the internet. _______________________________________________ mesh mailing list mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/mesh

That sounds good. I can do late afternoon Sunday, ~4. On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:57 PM Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I like it! I'll go to sudoroom sunday afternoon to work on this some > more. Maybe we can start to design or build it. > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Lesley Bell <lbx2045(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Jehan, > > I like the gist. We probably want to visualize the neighbor connections > as well as the bandwidth shared...I'm willing to help do that (possibly > with d3?). > > I've made a few simple changes, as I don't think someone with zero tech > knowledge would necessarily even know what an ISP is. Also, although I can > see both pros and cons, I've tried not personifying the node in this draft: > > This is the dashboard for your new PeoplesOpen.net node. If there are > enough nodes nearby, they form a "mesh network" which can provide internet > access without the need for an internet service provider. > > Right now, you're connected to three neighbor nodes: mesh26, mesh11, and > sally_b. > > You're connected to the internet through mesh26. > > So far, you've transferred 10gb of data between neighbor nodes. > > Your home internet connection is currently not being shared on the mesh > network. If you'd like to securely donate a small portion of your own > bandwidth to this project, click here to start sharing. > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:07 AM Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Last Sunday we gave out 6 nodes to neighbors of the Omni. > > Most people who have joined PeoplesOpen in the past are people who are > attracted to the technical and/or political message of mesh networks. > They're willing to put in some effort and are often somewhat technically > savvy. > > The people we gave nodes to on Sunday had not heard of PeoplesOpen before > we rang their doorbell, and were often hesitant about the idea, thinking > that it would be technically difficult or intimidating. > > I think that we need to think about what will make it as easy as possible > for a new user to get a node set up. > > Another consideration is conversion. I think it's really hard to convince > someone to hook a node up to their ISP connection and contribute upstream > bandwidth the first time you knock on their door. If the dashboard has some > information about how much data has been forwarded, this could help people > feel ownership of the network and make them more likely to contribute > bandwidth. > > Draft 1: > > Hi, I'm a PeoplesOpen.net node. I connect to other nodes around me to > move internet data. If there are enough nodes in an area, we form a "mesh > network" which can provide internet access without the need for an ISP. > > Right now, I have 3 mesh neighbors: *mesh26*,* mesh11*, and* sally_b.* > > We're connected to the internet through *mesh26*. > > I've transferred *10gb* of data to and from my neighbors. > > ---- > > I can also connect to a home internet connection and donate bandwidth to > the PeoplesOpen.net. Donated bandwidth is what keeps the network going. > I'll automatically stop sharing bandwidth if you are using your connection. > You can turn sharing on and off here: > > ---------------------- > | Start Sharing | > ---------------------- > > I've transferred *0gb* of data to and from the internet. > > _______________________________________________ > mesh mailing list > mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/mesh > > >