[sudo-discuss] Outernet edit-a-thon this weekend

[Pete Forsyth]

Hi all,

There's a cool event based in Uganda, but designed for remote
participation, this weekend.

"Outernet" is a project to repurpose satellites to "broadcast" free
information, that can be picked up by inexpensive receivers, for free, and
then reshared for free over local networks/WiFi. A way to get information
to remote and underserved parts of the world. It's one-way communication,
so certainly not a replacement for the Internet or a total solution to the
Digital Divide -- but a very cool project nonetheless. They are also
developing democratic processes for deciding what content to share.

They are having an edit-a-thon this weekend. I thought Sudo folks might be
interested. Keep in mind, this is 10am to 10pm Uganda time -- which
midnight to noon Saturday Pacific (I think it's the same hours Sunday, need
to confirm).

Event link/signup:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outernet-edit-a-thon-tickets-17702656121

And see their blog post:
http://blog.outernet.is/please-steal-this-blog-post/?utm_source=Outernet+Updates&utm_campaign=d99dfd9717-Edit_a_thon_Announcement7_13_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0d5b37bd52-d99dfd9717-171493853&mc_cid=d99dfd9717&mc_eid=63f6a5eb84

If anybody would like to pass this along to Noisebridge or other lists that
might be interested, please do!

-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]] on the wiki
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