Mesh Boston Meeting Minutes - 2022/07/24

Attending

• James
• Lex
• Skyler
• Lucas

Action Item Status

• Outreach
  • Talk with friends about reaching out to Worcester Maker Space (Skyler)
• Reach out to UMB CS/Eng department about the helping with the project (Lucas)
• Poll for better meeting time (Lucas)
• System Maintenance
  • Write script to update map/liveliness (Skyler)
  • Clear up old entries in map/grafana (JamesO)
  • Setup exit node (JamesO)
• Organization
  • File incorporation paperwork (JamesO)

• Skyler setup donation link - https://liberapay.com/meshboston/donate
• Will have table at MIT Swapfest (July 17). No meeting next week.
  • James will send in payment for table and bring table and chairs

Future

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

Equipment Available

• See Donating equipment.
• Raspberry Pi 4B budget kits are now available

Discussion

MIT Swapfest went well. Need:

• table cloth;
• more flyers;
• signup tablet;
• power for nodes and two nodes to demonstrate;
• We should have an infographic on setting up a node.

Summary

Table at MIT Swap Fest 8/21

• Volunteer form
• Mail in form ahead of time
• Test MeshNet two node setup on 8/20, noon-2pm, JamesO's house.
• James will setup first email announcement.

Lex will work on a logo.

James followed up on incorporation. Once done, we can setup bank account.

We had issue with librepay. Looked at Open Collective. Seemed a better choice.