Mesh/31 July 2014
Attendees
- 9 people. Two completely new.
- Paul (has worked in networking for 20 years, wants to do something cool), Shaddhi (phd student at UC Berkeley working on mesh things), Joseph (wants to help w/ community outreach), Ron (helping max w/ server browser), Marc (works on firmware, node-configurator), Jenny, Paige, Max, Alex (monitoring solutions for the nodes, server provisioning)
Updates
- Server Rack: We need someone to be here at Omni to receive rack. ETA: tomorrow Fri between 8am-noon.
- Joseph can!
- MaxB: Fidgeting around w/ provisioning solutions - set up a Digital Ocean droplet
- Ron: Working on service browser, hooked it up to database to store upvotes/downvotes
- Shaadhi: Standalone cell networks for local communities (Indonesia, rural areas); trying to get roof space on their building but that's not working out); does Sudo want to get a license to run an OpenBTS cellular network? Want to make a box station for us, local towers and international calls possible; VoIP
- Marc recommends APRS.fi
- Donation of VoIP adapters -
- Everyone interested in the mesh who has a DSL connection could serve local free calls
- Paige and Jenny visiting Internet Archive next Friday
- We got a bunch of inexpensive new routers to test out as possible indoor nodes
- Western Digital N600 (has USB, 128 megs of ram)
What are you working on?
- MaxB: Paid work, provisioning stuff, service browser, mesh services
- Alex: Flashing a nanostation; server provisioning
- Paige: Talking about Richmond
- Ron: Service browser
- Rolf: Researching antennas
- Chris: Node monitoring w/ Sensu
Action Items
- Internet Archive meetup
- Send Brendan the sticker stuff
- Flyer design
- Sync Paige w/ Anca
- Canvassing discuss w/ Joseph