*Announcements:* - Convening on Sunday for a combination cryptoparty / video interview sesh / full test of build server, firmware & node configurator! Come by Sudo Room anytime after 1pm. - Launching the experimental test network this month! If you're fairly tech-savvy and are interested in testing the first batch of nodes and helping to iron out bugs, please get in touch :-) - Consensing on Board of Directors at next week's meeting (see notes below) - Please follow @pplsopennet <https://twitter.com/pplsopennet> and @sudomesh <https://twitter.com/sudomesh> *Current Action Items*: - Edit video / do more interviews (Daniel & Jeremy) - Test node configurator on a pico (Marc & MaxB) - Revamp presentation deck (Matt and Jenny) - Investigate becoming a Ubiquiti reseller (Roman) - Email sticker people (Marc) - Write updated Shareable article on mesh networks (jenny) - Contact first 20 experimental node operators (jenny) - Update budget spreadsheet and pursue bank account (jenny, matt?) - Submit Issues for changes to the website at the Github repo<https://github.com/sudomesh/peoplesopen-front>(everyone) - Please scan the spectrum around your house using one of these software tools <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Software_tools>! (everyone) *Outstanding Action Items: * - Investigate ham folks and their equipment - maybe they are getting rid of towers etc - Can we keep the same IP yet switch to different access points? *Nominations for Board of Directors:* - Jenny nominated Rhodey, MaxB, ChrisJ, Matt, Marc, Jenny, Deekoo, Jeremy, Miguel, Luis, Jake - We consense on the nominations next week (Dec. 19th) - Accepted: MaxB, ChrisJ, Marc, Jenny, Matt - Awaiting Response: Rhodey, Deekoo, Jeremy, Miguel, Luis, Jake *Wiki:* *[NOTE: You can make this process easier for me by adding a descriptive comment when creating or updating a wiki page!]* - Tunabananas added Meeting Minutes for December 5th<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/5_December_2013>& December 12th <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/12_December_2013>. - Tunabananas created Mesh/Presentations<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Presentations>to document our public talks/workshops/presentations - uploaded slides as well - Tunabananas created Mesh/Meetings<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Meetings>to document meetings with other organizations - Tunabananas updated Mesh/Interviews with other meshers<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Interviews_with_other_meshers>… excerpts from Gordon Cook's interview with Nico of Altermundi - Juul created Mesh/Spectrum <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Spectrum>for describing how to map out spectrum usage - Tunabananas updated Mesh/ToDos <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/ToDos> - Deekoo returned Nanostation and checked out<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Checkouts>an AirBridge - Tunabananas created Mesh/InternetArchive<http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/InternetArchive>wi… notes on our meeting at the internet Archive - Tunabananas updated Mesh/Remaining Issues<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Remaining_issues> - Chris created Mesh/Choosing a Router<https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Mesh/Choosing_A_Ro… - Tunabananas updated Mesh/Walkthrough, moving OpenWRT build instructions to Mesh/Build an OpenWRT Image<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Build_An_OpenWRT_Image> - Juul created Mesh/Remaining issues<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Remaining_issues>to document remaining technical challenges - Chrisjx created Mesh/Meraki Sparky Enclosure Design<https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Mesh/Meraki_Sparky… - 50.0.83.158 updated Mesh/Inventory<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Inventory>with the Meraki & Microtik donations to Noisebridge - Deekoo checked out <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Checkouts> a Nanostation - Jwentwistle updated Mesh/Firmware<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware> - Juul updated Mesh/Legal <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Legal> with more local ISPs that allow sharing & info on how we deal with legal liability and ToS violations - 69.42.3.176 updated Mesh/Firmware<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware>with info on LightSquid, traffic shaping, and VPN services - Jwentwistle updated Mesh/Walkthrough<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Walkthrough> - Peteforsyth updated our main Mesh <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh>page and made it open to user editing *Events:* - THIS SUNDAY (12/15) - Cryptoparty at Sudo Room from 2-5pm! - THIS SUNDAY (12/5) - Daniel & Jeremy will be taping more interviews at Sudo Room from folks working on the project - TBD: Field trips/citywide bikeabout for spectrum analysis & range testing *Recommended Reading:* - <http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/11/27/mesh-network-offers-potential-for-free-wireless-internet-in-oakland/>The Cook Report: The Global Free Network Movement<http://blog.altermundi.net/media/uploads/nov-dec_2013_crpp.pdf&… awesome interviews with Guifi.net, Altermundi, the Free Network Foundation, the Federation of French Data Networks, and more! - MileMesh Looks to Make Hoboken a Beacon for US Mesh Networks<http://techpresident.com/news/24610/milemesh-looks-make-hoboken… - KORUZA Grows: Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant<https://wlan-si.net/en/blog/2013/10/31/koruza-grows-shuttleworth-f… Musti from wlan-slovenia has received funding for his prototype for Optical Wireless Networks! - Google Fiber and Kansas City's Digital Divide<http://kcur.org/post/google-fiber-and-kansas-citys-digital-divide… Great article on the work being done in Kansas City by Connecting For Good & the FNF -------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`