[Mesh] This Week in Mesh!

[Jenny Ryan]

Ahoy comrades!

So, I missed a week - ok maybe two - but here's a weekly update on the
State of the Mesh  ^_^

*Announcements:
*

   - Our first crowdfunding campaign was a total success! Thanks to all who
   contributed, tweeted, shared and helped us reach our goal of
$3,000. From the
   WePay <https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network>,
   we have $3,148 - plus 1.951511 BTC! The campaign ended today, and we did a
   last-minute promo blitz that garnered a bunch of last-minute donations. We
   are documenting as much as we can think to document on this campaign and
   standing funds at Mesh/Purchases<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Purchases>
   .
   - We really need to decide on a name so that we can move forward on
   outreach! Please add your thoughts and suggestions to
Mesh/Naming<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Naming>
   .

*Events:
*

   - Wednesday, 8:30-10pm at sudo room: Mesh working group to discuss
   strategy around community outreach, as well as internet policy work.
   - Thursday, 8:30-10pm at sudo room: Hack night [not a meeting, but
   newcomers still welcome if they're willing to dive right in!]
   - Friday, 6-9pm at sudo room: New Economy
Huddle<https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/the-new-economy-huddle/?instance_id=66405>with
the BACE Timebank and EBBX [East Bay Barter Exchange]

*Wiki:*

   - Tunabananas updated Meeting
Minutes<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/25_July_2013>with last week's
minutes.
   - Tunabananas updated
Mesh/Purchases<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Purchases>with details
on our crowdfunding campaign.
   - Cyclosapian and Juul added to
Mesh/Naming<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Naming>with more name
suggestions!
   - Juul, MaxB, and Mitar added to Mesh/Firmware
    <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware>
   - Juul added Mesh/Firmware/QoS / Bandwidth shaping
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/Bandwidth_shaping>
   - Juul added Mesh/Firmware/MTU
Issues<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/MTU_issues>
   - Maxb cleaned up Mesh/OpenWRT <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/OpenWRT>
   - Maxb added to Mesh/BATMAN-adv<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/BATMAN-adv>

*Recommended Reading:
*

   - Why the Internet Needs Cognitive
Protocols<http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/why-the-internet-needs-cognitive-protocols>
   - OSI: The Internet That
Wasn't<http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/osi-the-internet-that-wasnt>
   - Microsoft launches White Space pilot in Africa for low-cost
broadband<http://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2013/jul/29/microsoft-launches-white-space-pilot-africa-low-cost-broadband/>
   - Why Your Bittorrent Downloads Move So
Fast<http://fastcolabs.com/3014951/why-your-bittorrent-downloads-move-so-fast>
   - Former Bittorrent Engineer Thinks He Can Fix Your Wifi - For
Good<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3014782/former-bittorrent-engineer-thinks-he-can-fix-your-wifi-for-good>
   - Do-It-Ourselves Telecommunications: Guifi.net Commons Coming to US
   from Catalonia - In Spain & US We Are Now Building Network
   Infrastructure Held as Commons
   <http://staticbits.thefnf.org/guifi%20from%20march-april%2013%20dio%20wireless.pdf>

The last link is especially rockin'.

Mesh the planet!!
Jenny
http://jennyryan.net
http://thepyre.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
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://sudoroom.org/lists/private/mesh/attachments/20130730/abf98f93/attachment.html>