Mesh Boston Meeting Minutes - 2022/11/06

Attending

• JamesO
• Jacob
• Skyler
• Josh

Lex, Ezra and Lucas were not able to attend.

Action Item Status

• Outreach
  • Table at Boston Anarchist Bookfair, Nov. 12-13th, 9am-5pm
    • Prepare presentation (Skyler/Ezra)
  • Ezra will email node volunteers
• System Maintenance
  • Write script to update map/liveliness (Skyler)
  • Clear up old entries in map/grafana (JamesO)
  • Setup exit node (Josh)
  • Test new radios (JamesO)
  • Test Pi alternative
• Setup how to setup a node event
• Do more outdoors testing of how far nodes go
• Organization
  • File incorporation paperwork (JamesO)

Future

• Check on Cisco Meraki network in Boston in a few weeks

Equipment Available

• See Donating equipment.
• Raspberry Pi 4B budget kits are unavailable. Keep an eye on different sellers.

Discussion

Discussion of hardware to test.

Summary

• Skyler continuing work on the liveliness script
• JamesO will contact Creative Signs to price a table sign made using Lex's excellent logo design.
• JamesO created a new Digital Ocean account and will spin up a server for Josh to install the exit node.
• Skyler will give talk at Boston Anarchist Bookfair, but we didn't get a table. Will show up with flyers to leave at Democracy Center on Saturday.
• $100 in our account
• Plan is to use the Winter to test hardware/software and define a setup that we can sustain and purchase long term.