Mesh Boston Meeting Minutes - 2022/02/13

Attending

• Skyler
• Lucas
• Tom - Milwaukie
• JamesO

Action Item Status

• Incorporation (JamesO)
  • Taking Donations
• Accountability
  • Meeting Notes recorded (JamesO)
• PC Testing (Lucas/Wes)
• Outreach
  • Flyer Design (Skyler) - on hold?
• Code Updates
  • Node Liveliness Script
  • MeshBoston Exit node?

Discussion

• Lucas talking with people at Umass Boston
• Lucas going to try running software in VM
• Skyler got in touch with the library. Need ethernet and power access.
• Skyler got a response from MIT Media Lab that they shared it.
• Skyler working on poster design.
• Skyler node is up.
• Skyler reaching out to NYCMesh and local Maker Spaces
• JamesO talk with Stephen/Ward about updating the map. Skyler and JamesO need to add their nodes.
• Asked by Brookline ISP if we want to help pull fiber in an apartment building. We would be interested in helping esp. if we can get a node installed.

We exploring a coop model. Membership is:

• have a node in our area
• volunteer
• give $5+/month

Action Items for Next Meeting

• Write script to update map/liveliness (Skyler)
• Call my lawyer friend to get incorporation up (JamesO)
• Setup exit node (JamesO)
• Talk with Brookline ISP about their offer (JamesO)
• Talk with volunteer who offered antennas (JamesO)
• Get better idea from UMass prof. (Lucas)
• Try VM node option (Lucas)
• Find massmesh grafana (JamesO) - https://grafana.massmesh.net/