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This page describes the various projects that are ongoing within the MassMesh community. If you are looking for something to help with, this is a good place to start!
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= Join The Network =
  
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== Device Selection ==
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If you care about the Internet, we need you to organize with us. You can help us most by doing any of the following:
  
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We are always on the lookout for inexpensive hardware to run our software. Specifically, we are looking for devices around or under $100 that can run [https://openwrt.org/ OpenWRT] or other open distros such as Debian, and contain multiple networking interfaces to reduce the extra cost of adding adapters. Examples include multi-radio devices and small SBCs with multiple network interfaces such as the [http://espressobin.net/ EspressoBin].
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* [[Host A Public Access Point]]
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* [[Coordinate A Neighborhood Network]]
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* [[Host An Event In Your Neighborhood]]
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* Create materials to help spread the word.
  
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We are also keeping our eye on custom hardware like the [https://librerouter.org/ LibreRouter]. If you have experience with small embedded devices or custom hardware, we encourage you to get in touch or attend one of our [https://www.meetup.com/SomervillePirates/ meetings].
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= Join The Club =
  
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For more information about our supported devices, see our [[Devices]] page.
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Our club is an open membership group that practices something akin to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterarchy heterarchy]. We do share the costs of equipment and provision it among our members for various activities. While we're not formally divided into teams, we've started to diverge into a couple distinct sets of activities for now. It's our goal to remain non-hierarchical as we grow and pursue more specialized tasks, and it's also important to us that all of our members feel empowered to grow through their involvement in the project. Mass Mesh convergences are our weekly touch-base, and a place for strategizing, hacking, being creative, trying new things, and learning.
  
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== Mesh Gateway Configuration ==
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You can get involved in any/all of the following teams by joining us at our weekly convergences in Boston/Cambridge or joining us remotely on our Matrix chat channels. Mass Mesh has identified 8 main teams/committees as being vital to our growth and continued success:
  
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# [[Technology Team]]
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# [[Install/Tech Support Team]]
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# [[Publicity Team]]
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# [[Recruitment Team]]
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# [[Education Team]]
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# [[Governance Committee]]
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# [[Finance/Fundraising Team]]
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# [[Legal Team]]
  
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One of the challenges of bridging a mesh network with the wider internet is determining how and where traffic will traverse between the 2 networks. We are working on producing software that will help users of the mesh choose an exit to enable browsing the wider internet. This involves automating discovery of nodes that are set up to provide internet access, as well as automating the configuration of tunneling traffic. We are currently working with [https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/ yggdrasil] and [https://transitd.org/ transitd], so if you have programming experience (especially with Go or Lua), this would be a great area to help out with.
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If you would like to join a committee, just get in contact with the team's captain or come to one of our weekly meet-ups.
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== Outreach ==
 
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Our outreach strategy is informed by the practice of design justice in order to intentionally build neighborhood power. Apart from connecting with people during our [https://www.meetup.com/SomervillePirates/ Meetups], we are cultivating knowledge of mesh networking in the working class neighborhoods of Boston. Current programs include [https://github.com/dcwalk/performingmesh Performing Mesh], which we have piloted with [https://www.ujimaboston.com/ Ujima Boston]. We are actively engaging with neighborhoods in order to grow our network while expanding their autonomy. Our education project is meant to galvanize installs and cultivate political knowledge/discourse about the ISP cartel.
 
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Growing our install base is another key goal of our outreach program. In order to differentiate our project, we have to approach this process differently than traditional ISPs. Our installation project should be embroiled in the education project, and vice versa.
 
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"Evangelist" nodes in public areas should also be something we consider in the near future, as these will show the practicality of our system while building trust with property owners and wireless Internet users.
 
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For more information about our outreach programs, share resources, or get involved, check our our [[Outreach]] page or contact [MAILTO:lurker@riseup.net James].
 
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 21 March 2020

Join The Network

If you care about the Internet, we need you to organize with us. You can help us most by doing any of the following:

Join The Club

Our club is an open membership group that practices something akin to heterarchy. We do share the costs of equipment and provision it among our members for various activities. While we're not formally divided into teams, we've started to diverge into a couple distinct sets of activities for now. It's our goal to remain non-hierarchical as we grow and pursue more specialized tasks, and it's also important to us that all of our members feel empowered to grow through their involvement in the project. Mass Mesh convergences are our weekly touch-base, and a place for strategizing, hacking, being creative, trying new things, and learning.

You can get involved in any/all of the following teams by joining us at our weekly convergences in Boston/Cambridge or joining us remotely on our Matrix chat channels. Mass Mesh has identified 8 main teams/committees as being vital to our growth and continued success:

  1. Technology Team
  2. Install/Tech Support Team
  3. Publicity Team
  4. Recruitment Team
  5. Education Team
  6. Governance Committee
  7. Finance/Fundraising Team
  8. Legal Team

If you would like to join a committee, just get in contact with the team's captain or come to one of our weekly meet-ups.

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