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'''Interested in learning more and exploring?''' Check out our [[#Join Us|Join Us]] section. You do not need to be technically skilled to be part of this project. We need people willing to mount gear on rooftops, folks who want to do public outreach, graphic design artists, film-makers, documentarians and so much more! Show up at a monthly general meeting and get involved! | '''Interested in learning more and exploring?''' Check out our [[#Join Us|Join Us]] section. You do not need to be technically skilled to be part of this project. We need people willing to mount gear on rooftops, folks who want to do public outreach, graphic design artists, film-makers, documentarians and so much more! Show up at a monthly general meeting and get involved! | ||
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We are spending a lot of time developing [https://github.com/sudomesh/ software] to make it cheap and easy for anyone to be part of People's Open Network, regardless of technical skill. | We are spending a lot of time developing [https://github.com/sudomesh/ software] to make it cheap and easy for anyone to be part of People's Open Network, regardless of technical skill. | ||
= Join Us = | = Join Us = | ||
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*Check out our [[Mesh/ToDos|ToDo list]] | *Check out our [[Mesh/ToDos|ToDo list]] | ||
*Support us with a small weekly donation on [https://www.gittip.com/sudomesh/ gittip], here's [[Mesh/Purchases|how we spend it]]. | *Support us with a small weekly donation on [https://www.patreon.com/peoplesopennet Patreon] or [https://www.gittip.com/sudomesh/ gittip], here's [[Mesh/Purchases|how we spend it]]. | ||
*Send bitcoins to our wallet address: {{bitcoin wallet}} | *Send bitcoins to our wallet address: {{bitcoin wallet}} | ||
*Check out our [[Mesh/Wishlist|wishlist]], we have requests! | *Check out our [[Mesh/Wishlist|wishlist]], we have requests! | ||
*Come to our meetings in Oakland! (listed above) | *Come to our meetings in Oakland! (listed above) | ||
*Improve our documentation | *Improve our documentation | ||
*Talk to your community about joining the mesh | *Talk to your community about joining the mesh - here are some [[Mesh/Outreach|resources]] for doing so! | ||
== Developers == | == Developers == | ||
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We need artists and designers to make things look nice! We have [[Mesh/Design|design schemes]] we already use, but we're always looking to improve it. We need to improve our presentation content and [[Mesh/Diagrams|diagrams]] too! We've been focused on these areas: | We need artists and designers to make things look nice! We have [[Mesh/Design|design schemes]] we already use, but we're always looking to improve it. We need to improve our presentation content and [[Mesh/Diagrams|diagrams]] too! We've been focused on these areas: | ||
* [[Mesh/Presentations]] - Past presentations, talks, workshops, tutorials and videos | |||
* [[Mesh/ | * [[Mesh/Diagrams|Diagrams]] - Diagrams outlining the network topology and technical stack | ||
* [[Mesh/Diagrams|Diagrams]] | * [[Mesh/Design|Design]] - Website & logo design; swag for enthusiasts; and marketing inspiration. | ||
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= Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)= | = Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)= | ||
* [[Mesh/Decisions|Decisions]] - What decisions have we made, and why? | * [[Mesh/Decisions|Decisions]] - What decisions have we made, and why? | ||
* [[Mesh/Funding|Funding]] - How the heck do we fund this thing? | * [[Mesh/Funding|Funding]] - How the heck do we fund this thing? | ||
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* [[Mesh/Hosting|Hosting]] - How are we hosting and what does it cost? | * [[Mesh/Hosting|Hosting]] - How are we hosting and what does it cost? | ||
* [[Mesh/Backup|Backup]] - How do we handle backups? | * [[Mesh/Backup|Backup]] - How do we handle backups? | ||
* [[Mesh/Server security|Server | * [[Mesh/Server security|Server Security]] - How do we ensure server security? | ||
= Logistics = | = Logistics = | ||
* [[Mesh/Minutes|Meeting Minutes]] - Notes from our weekly meetings dating back to January 2013. | |||
* [[Mesh/ | |||
* [[Mesh/Inventory|Inventory]] - Continually-updated inventory of our hardware and gear. | * [[Mesh/Inventory|Inventory]] - Continually-updated inventory of our hardware and gear. | ||
* [[Mesh/Taxes|Taxes]] - Filed taxes for the sudo mesh non-profit | * [[Mesh/Taxes|Taxes]] - Filed taxes for the sudo mesh non-profit | ||
= Research = | = Research = | ||
We need help improving our documentation about the area and other legalities. | We need help improving our documentation about the area and other legalities. | ||
* [[Mesh/Interviews with other meshers|Interviews]] - we interviewed other experienced meshers | * [[Mesh/Interviews with other meshers|Interviews]] - we interviewed other experienced meshers | ||
* [[Mesh/Documentation|Other documentation]] - books, articles, wikis, blog posts. | * [[Mesh/Documentation|Other documentation]] - books, articles, wikis, blog posts. | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_Wi-Fi#Notable_links Long Range Wifi] - Info on the longest-range wifi connections ever made. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_Wi-Fi#Notable_links Long Range Wifi] - Info on the longest-range wifi connections ever made. | ||
* [https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-WebIDE Adafruit's Web IDE built for Raspberry Pi] but probably good for editing code on any device and ensuring it is managed with a code repo. By default it uses [https://bitbucket.org bitbucket.org] but it could probably be configured for Github. | * [https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-WebIDE Adafruit's Web IDE built for Raspberry Pi] but probably good for editing code on any device and ensuring it is managed with a code repo. By default it uses [https://bitbucket.org bitbucket.org] but it could probably be configured for Github. | ||
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[[Category:Projects]][[Category:Mesh]] | [[Category:Projects]][[Category:Mesh]] | ||