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On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Tim Yardley <yard...@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > If anyone is interested in helping out here, reply and we'll get you > set up. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. > > Tim > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Dan Meredith <mered...@newamerica.net> > wrote: >> Heya Tim, >> >> We are organizing a response project to Egypt's network black out. We >> hope to first create an intranet as requested from our contacts on the >> ground then work to provide strategic uplinks to get folks reconnected >> to the global internet. We're currently gathering as many folks to >> support this project as we suspect other Middle-Eastern countries may >> soon respond to ongoing protests in the same way. Along with the open >> source mesh tools below, we are also looking to integrate open >> source/DIY GSM (OpenBTS) to engage folks on mobile phones, and >> facilitate the creation of low power FM radio stations. >> >> Josh King at the Open Technology Initiative (CC'd), has been working on >> a custom OpenWRT build focused on creating a community of wireless mesh >> networks. The customized device images are built using custom file >> overlays in the build root containing custom init scripts and hooks into >> the OpenWRT operating system. >> >> Commotion Firmware is hosted in our local git repo: git clone >> g...@git.chambana.net:commotion.git and more basic information is at >> http://wiki.ucimc.org/bin/view/Tech/WirelessDocs. >> >> I've also been talking with Tor folks who are interested in bring their >> Torrouter work into this project as well. You can find more information >> about this project here >> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/Torouter. >> >> First, we want to create the intranet with a solid OpenWRT based >> firmware that can be dropped into existing devices and run via live CD >> on available computers. I am hoping you can help find OpenWRT hackers >> willing to get involved. >> >> We also looking for organizers and technical writers along with anyone >> who has contact with folks on the ground in Egypt. Arabic speakers are >> of course a plus. We've compiled a dense list of folks in Egypt excited >> to receive the project who are already testing live cd's. >> >> Please forward any questions to Josh King (joshking(at)newamerica.net) >> and Dan Meredith (meredith(at)newamerica.net). >> >> Thanks in advance, >> -- >> Dan Meredith >> Technologist >> New America Foundation >> Open Technology Initiative >> http://oti.newamerica.net >> >> > _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
