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*Add a link on the site for "I'd like to get an intro to the mesh"
*Add a link on the site for "I'd like to get an intro to the mesh"
*Talk to technology coordinators in schools
*Talk to technology coordinators in schools
*Local applications still in need of a portal page  
*Local applications still in need of a portal page; Luis wants to help design the frontend
*Tech Support: Send or bring us your router and we'll give you a node  
*Tech Support: Send or bring us your router and we'll give you a node  
*Block party to test the range of the mesh!
*Daniel suggests a block party to test the range of the mesh!
*Talk to people who own properties about mounting nodes on the rooftops.
*Talk to people who own properties about mounting nodes on the rooftops.
**Inspiration from the FNF - convinced the owner of a housing complex to provide free Wi-Fi, after which point the chronically empty apartments were filled!
**Inspiration from the FNF - convinced the owner of a housing complex to provide free Wi-Fi, after which point the chronically empty apartments were filled!
=Checkins=
*Chris has a pretty sweet CAD design for a 3D printed enclosure for the Sparkys!
*Deekoo tested most of our 5GHz routers - 3 Nanobridges working [Checked out one], 2 not working [plz edit with correct data]
*Jenny reading Cook Report interviews w/ Altermundi & FNF folks: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Interviews_with_other_meshers#Altermundi_Interviews_.28Argentina.29
*MaxB compiling..
**Firmware generator is ready to roll! playing nicely with the node configurator
**https://github.com/sudomesh/openwrt-firmware-config
*Juul tweaking node configurator
**https://github.com/sudomesh/node-configurator
*Scattered brainstorms


=Action Items=
=Action Items=
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**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/InternetArchive
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/InternetArchive
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Presentations#Professor_Sameer_Verda.27s_Wireless_Networking_class_for_Business_students
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Presentations#Professor_Sameer_Verda.27s_Wireless_Networking_class_for_Business_students
*Jenny update To Dos & Add Meetings/Presentations to Nav
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/ToDos
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Meeting
**https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Presentations
*Daniel & Jeremy to edit video / do more interviews [Sunday]
*Daniel & Jeremy to edit video / do more interviews [Sunday]
*Marc to test node configurator on a pico
*Marc to test node configurator on a pico
*Matt and Jenny to revamp presentation
*Matt and Jenny to revamp presentation
=Linkdump=
*[http://www.ebbroadband.org/action_plan.asp East Bay Broadband Consortium]
*[http://www.eastbayconnects.com/ East Bay Connects helps people find affordable broadband services]
*[http://www.milemesh.com/ MileMesh project starting up in Hoboken, NJ]
*[https://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/KORUZA/Prototype Koruza prototype can be 3D printed! (optical wireless networks aka LASERS!)]
*[http://blog.altermundi.net/media/uploads/nov-dec_2013_crpp.pdf COOK Report on the Global Free Network Movement] - [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Interviews_with_other_meshers#Altermundi_Interviews_.28Argentina.29 Jenny's Excerpts]
*[http://www.network-weathermap.com PHP Network Weathermap]
*[https://github.com/libremap LibreMap being actively developed :)]
*[http://docs.altermundi.net/ Altermundi documentation (in Spanish)]
*[https://colectivo.altermundi.net/projects Altermundi projects]

Latest revision as of 23:30, 13 December 2013

December 12th Hacknight

Attendees

  • Deekoo, Jeremy, Jenny, Maxb, Marc, Daniel, Deekoo, Xavier, Luis

Updates

  • Jenny and Matt went to SF State to give a presentation on Sudomesh to a computer networking for business students class. Went well! It was 40 minutes long and there was a lot of eye contact! No sleeping in the back!!
    • For future presentations we could set up a mesh!
    • Internships!
    • Prof is interested in tinkering with 802.11s + library in a box
  • MaxB working on the build server & firmware generator - ready to do a new walkthrough for creating nodes
  • Deekoo has gotten the Nanostation working (can pick up MonkeyBrains 5GHz from 2 miles away!), Nanobridge not working, wants to do range testing
    • We could run the PoE off of old laptop batteries! Mounted on a pedicab! Bandwidth/speed test + spectrum analysis
  • Luis is working on setting up / learning about BATMAN, interested in working on client-side interfaces
  • Jeremy + Daniel did a bunch of video interviews this past weekend! Interested in education + outreach
  • Daniel applied for us to receive a donation of 3 racks, 13/14 hard drives
  • Jenny + Matt + Mitar spoke with Ralf from Internet Archive - Notes to be put on wiki - https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Meetings
  • Marc has been finishing up the node configurator, let's test it on a router tonight!
    • Also working on stickers with basic info such as private SSID + password, admin login info
  • Xavier interested in applications of mesh for activism

Ideas

  • Add a link on the site for "I'd like to get an intro to the mesh"
  • Talk to technology coordinators in schools
  • Local applications still in need of a portal page; Luis wants to help design the frontend
  • Tech Support: Send or bring us your router and we'll give you a node
  • Daniel suggests a block party to test the range of the mesh!
  • Talk to people who own properties about mounting nodes on the rooftops.
    • Inspiration from the FNF - convinced the owner of a housing complex to provide free Wi-Fi, after which point the chronically empty apartments were filled!

Checkins

Action Items

Linkdump

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