[Mesh] This Week in Mesh!

[Jenny Ryan]

...or really, 'these past two months in Oakland mesh'... I am now creating
a weekly event in my calendar to ensure these get out on a more regular
basis.

I'm also going to start reminding people of their action items individually
;)


*Announcements:*

   - As of last week, we've officially
launched<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Blog#Developer_Launch.21>version
0.1.0 of the mesh firmware, a.k.a. Snow Crash!
   - We're currently distributing nodes to *developers* for a 1-2 month
   period of testing and debugging :) Please reply to this thread if you've
   gotten your node running!
   - We consensed that it is not allowed for our chair, secretary,
   treasurer or board of directors to publicly use their titles.

*Current Action Items*:

   - Create postcard flyer for general outreach [Alex]
   - Add to and edit our bylaws
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Bylaws>[everyone!]
   - Network topology diagram and documentation [Matt]
   - Fake captive portal [Max, Luis]
   - Get the code working on the new Atheros chipsets (our 5GHz nodes)
   [Marc]
   - Set up bank account [Jenny]
   - Many more things to do! Find them here:
   https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/ToDos


*Outstanding Questions: *

   - Investigate ham folks and their equipment - maybe they are getting rid
   of towers etc
   - Investigate becoming a Ubiquiti reseller [What we do know: As router
   resellers, we'd be responsible for replacing them when they break.]
   - Can we keep the same IP yet switch to different access points?

*Wiki:*
*[NOTE: You can make this process easier for me by adding a descriptive
comment when creating or updating a wiki page!]*

   - Tunabananas updated Mesh/Blog
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Blog>with two new posts.
   - Tunabananas updated Mesh <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh> w/ new
   announcement and intro tweaks
   - Juul updated Mesh/Firmware
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware>with new ToDos! Get 'em while
they're hot!
   - Juul updated Mesh#Technical <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh#Technical>
   - Juul uploaded meeting notes from Feb 13th
   <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/13_February_2014>and Feb 20th
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/20_February_2014>
   - Tunabananas updated Mesh/Bylaws <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Bylaws>
   - Tunabananas uploaded meeting notes from Jan
9th<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/09_January_2014>,
   Jan 16th <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/16_January_2014>, Jan
23rd<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/23_January_2014>,
   Jan 30th <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/30_January_2014> & Feb
6th<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/6_February_2014>
   - Jwentwistle added to
Mesh/Software_tools<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Software_tools>
   - Chrisjx updated Mesh/Stickers <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Stickers>
   - Matt created Mesh/Design <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Design> and
   Tunabananas added to it
   - Tunabananas created Mesh/Press
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Press>with links to our first coverage
   - Tunabananas updated
Mesh/Documentation<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Documentation>with
recent articles on mesh networking from major publications
   - Lilrambam created Why municipal actors should care about the
mesh<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Why_municipal_actors_should_care_about_the_mesh>
   - Lilrambam created Mesh#Getting municipal actors to support the
mesh<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh#Getting_municipal_actors_to_support_the_mesh>
   - Lilrambam added to Mesh#Social
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh#Social>and Mesh#Background
   Research <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh#Background_Research>
   - Tunabananas updated
Mesh/Presentations<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Presentations>with a
link to the video of our presentation at SFSU and info on the Mass
   Effect event
   - 50.0.83.158 updated Mesh/Other mesh
projects<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Other_mesh_projects>w/ links
to Freifunk and Athens Wireless Mesh Network (AWMN)
   - Juul created Mesh/Hardware
support<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Hardware_support>with info on
routers we want to support
   - Juul created Mesh/Spectrum
mapping<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Spectrum_mapping>with deets on
our system for mapping spectrum using an OLPC XO-1 laptop
   - Juul updated Mesh/Naming <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Naming>
   - Lilrambam and Maxb both updated
Mesh/ToDos<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/ToDos>
   - Maxb updated Mesh/Firmware
<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware>with QoS
   / bandwidth shaping status and added remote updates to our list of firmware
   wants


*Events:*

   - March 1-2 - UX Sprint for Security & Privacy
Tools<https://openitp.org/openitp/ux-sprint-for-security-privacy-tools.html>hosted
by OpenITP, this weekend
   - March 3-5 - RightsCon Silicon Valley <https://www.rightscon.org/> - a
   conference at the intersection of technology and human rights
   - March 7-11 - SXSW Interactive <http://sxsw.com/interactive> in Austin,
   TX

*Recommended Reading:*

   - Scottish company MaidSafe claims to have built a Bitcloud-like
system<http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/27/maidsafe-bitcloud>(Wired)
   - Ostel.co secure VoIP network partners with Open
Hosting<https://guardianproject.info/2013/12/03/ostel-co-secure-voip-network-partners-with-open-hosting/>(The
Guardian Project)

Cheers,
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
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