[pp.int.general] Egypt Help

drone_guinness1 borgnet borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 2 07:02:41 CET 2011


oops, my mistake (lack of sleep).  It was not Dubai.

Jeddah Saudi Arabia against gov. corruption:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZJt1ytmL4

gs1


On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:49 AM, drone_guinness1 borgnet <
borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jay,
>
> Thank you. I will certainly be around to support what i can and appreciate
> knowing there are others out there with the same zeal.
>
> No, I did not get to hear $$$.  it was in the works.  Big numbers were
> suggested was coming.  I could not stomach it long enough to stick around.
> much too USA centric for me.  I know you are PPNYC, sorry for my expressed
> opinion. People were far too asleep for me - technical yes, but not sure of
> the 'spook'iness ;)
>
> as for the future, it is starting to look like:
>
> end of the age of Tyrants:
> Tunisia
> Egypt
> Algeria  called Feb. 7
> Libya students called for Feb. 17
> today I heard Morocco Feb. 20
> Yemen
> today Jordan changed a little (see the King's statement online)
> Syria ?
> I heard of a demonstration in Dubai today - Dubai?
> ... things are popping off
>
> looks like the youth of the Arab world is rocking the foundations of local
> and ALL Governments.  Global Revolution is afoot.
>
> tyrants and dictators should remember Cincinnatus:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnatus
>
> will be in touch as required ;)
>
> btw. Anonymous is certainly not only script kiddies.  the kiddies will
> learn from passed mistakes.  Operation LeakSpin, Information scraping and
> publishing so nothing gets glossed over, spun wrong or forgotten.  Lawyers
> are joining.  all kinds of things are happening.  check my tweets if
> interested #borgboxgs1.  I've tried to highlight some sweet articles I came
> across, counter government spin, find more definition for Anonymous, and
> obviously effects of Leaks/Cables and the in effective panic reactions of
> Governments to the people waking up ;)
>
> DDoS is not my thing, but it does help to expose issues that media would
> otherwise relegate to back pages or the bin.  People ask the question why?
> when Cyber Society enrages and Reacts.  Maybe they will wake up one day,
> like our Arab Brothers and Sisters.
>
> We are Legion
> We do not forgive
> We do not forget
> From now on, you should Expect us
> look for us and you will find us.  we are you.
>
> "People should not be afraid of their governments.
> Governments should be afraid of their people"
>
> Brutus to Julius Cesar
> "only Tyrants are afraid of Tyrant killers"  Rome season II  ;)
>
> on that note.  you know where to find me, I'm out
>
> Peace (for the people) and you all
>
> cheers,
>
> gs1
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Jay Emerson <jemers2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jordan and Yemen will need it after Egypt I'm sure.  Better to be prepared
>> than caught off guard like we all were with Egypt.
>>
>> Thanks for the info and once again if you need anything don't hesitate to
>> ask.
>>
>> Also, did you see the request for money to utilize satellite devices for
>> internet capabilities?
>>
>> Jay Emerson
>> Administrative Officer
>> Pirate Party of New York
>> On Feb 1, 2011 8:57 PM, "bbox-gs" <borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I pulled of this after contributing to orienting about 5 useful &
>> skilled individuals.
>> >
>> > tweeted some solutions to AnonymousIRC instead - search borgboxgs1 on
>> that feed if interested.
>> >
>> > turns out the Skype discussion channel went dark. The group seemed to
>> consist only of Americans, except yours truly and one or two others that had
>> talent in this wireless mesh space.
>> >
>> > Shervin is a $tartUp business guy with what looks to be close ties to
>> Washington. I heard some name dropping "HC" ?!?!?
>> > in my skype chat logs ;)
>> > freakin weird...
>> > They seem to have found funding and set up a company in 24 hours - or so
>> I was led to believe ;)
>> > then went dark, or got busy...
>> >
>> > bottom line. they are working on making OLSR mesh routing protocol work
>> on laptops either by installing an executable they provide, or run a Live
>> CD/ USB boot key. hmmmm
>> >
>> > my suggestion is don't install anything without validation from trusted
>> security groups or personal analysis. Note: your hard disk data will be
>> exposed in this scenario.
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> > to protect the data on your hard drive from exposure using the live cd
>> or USB key option, make sure you have full disk encryption BEFORE booting
>> into a Live CD or USB key.
>> >
>> > After all, people will be meshing through your gear. who knows what
>> silly shenanigans creative/bored individuals might try.
>> >
>> > this is kind of like that eepc or one laptop for every child deal, where
>> all these laptops are connected to each other, that are within proximity of
>> course.
>> >
>> > best option I can see so far is to flash existing third party firmwares
>> that run OLSR mesh protocol onto access points (check compatibility - mostly
>> Atheros chipsets). this can set up local network in a snap, for local
>> collaboration. add a couple of dial-up devices (in the case of Egypt) for
>> multi gateway and somewhat load balanced Internet access. will be slow, but
>> out if government control. dial up may need to be daisy chained from outside
>> demonstration 'cutoff' zones. as I understand it, landline access could be
>> found.
>> >
>> > and try to use https/ssl, VPN or ssh if you are lucky.
>> >
>> > the wifi communities have had open mesh like firmwares running well for
>> quite some time now. no need to reinvent the wheel.
>> >
>> > olsr.org, of course the Freifunk crew in Berlin and OpenWRT have been
>> leaders in community free wifi for some time now.
>> >
>> > I realize all this comes too late for Egypt. Let's not kid ourselves,
>> people may need a solution somewhere else and possibly some time soon.
>> >
>> > Support People
>> > Governments should know better
>> > Nobody likes a Tyrant
>> >
>> > cheers
>> >
>> > gs1
>> > (shameful plug)
>> > www.borgbox.com
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPod
>> >
>> > On Jan 30, 2011, at 16:08, bbox-gs <borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I hear you.
>> >> thank you for your efforts
>> >>
>> >> cheers
>> >>
>> >> gs
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPod
>> >>
>> >> On Jan 30, 2011, at 16:03, Jay Emerson <jemers2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Pfft! I laugh at laws when confronted with freedom! But yeah, I'll
>> underground railroad the message ;-)
>> >>>
>> >>> Jay Emerson
>> >>> Administrative Officer
>> >>> Pirate Party of New York
>> >>>
>> >>> On Jan 30, 2011 3:59 PM, "bbox-gs" <borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>> > thanks Jay
>> >>> >
>> >>> > face book is too scary for me ;)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > if you could point him to us, that would be great.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > this could be seen as slightly subversive by some governments. I
>> would not want to fall into the assange/manning type argument/trap. people
>> have to come of their own will. if you get my meaning ;)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > cheers
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > "free the people"
>> >>> >
>> >>> > gs
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Sent from my iPod
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Jan 30, 2011, at 15:48, Jay Emerson <jemers2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Zachary Chastain, he's on Facebook if you wanna add/message him
>> with the details, but I'll message him to see if he's available.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Jay Emerson
>> >>> >> Administrative Officer
>> >>> >> Pirate Party of New York
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Jan 30, 2011 2:50 PM, "bbox-gs" <
>> borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >> > hi Jay
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > we would need satellites that have a footprint in the region.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > BUT, we are building a team to workout the options and need help
>> with many aspects of getting this from A to Z quickly.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > it would be great if your contact could join our discussion
>> thread on Skype (see web page for details)
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Satellite expertise is needed at the moment.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > cheers brother
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > gs
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Sent from my iPod
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > On Jan 30, 2011, at 14:36, Jay Emerson <jemers2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >> Forgive me for technical ignorance but if people are on a
>> network that is satellite, say GCI in Alaska for instance, would that help
>> if they gave you their connection to use? I have someone with Usenet and
>> satellite I.T. experience that may be of assistance as well.
>> >>> >> >> Jay Emerson
>> >>> >> >> Administrative Officer
>> >>> >> >> Pirate Party of New York
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> On Jan 30, 2011 2:10 PM, "bbox-gs" <
>> borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >> >> > hi all
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > we have a handle on an openwrt firmware and olsr 0.6. We are
>> looking for a list of easy to acquire access points used in the region to
>> cook firmware with correct chipsets drivers.
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > an issue we could use help with is uplinks. we should be able
>> to bridge a mesh network to whatever. we need to identify methods out of
>> local government control - satellite technologies seem likely... any uplink
>> people out there that could lend a hand.
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > see:
>> >>> >> >> > http://www.openmeshproject.org/
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > thank you
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > gs
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > Sent from my iPod
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > On Jan 29, 2011, at 17:30, bbox-gs <
>> borgbox.drone.guinness1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> I would love to help. borgbox can be rebuilt to support what
>> is needed for community mesh networks.
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> cheers,
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> gs1
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> www.borgbox.com
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> Sent from my iPod
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> On Jan 29, 2011, at 16:05, lilo <al3lilo at autistici.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >>> On 28/01/2011 14:04, Yves Quemener wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >>>> On 01/28/2011 01:21 PM, Eduardo Robles Elvira wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Yves
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> Quemener<quemener.yves at free.fr> wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> A group named "We rebuild" (http://www.werebuild.eu) is
>> currently
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> trying to
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> set up radio links with Cairo and port-Said. They also
>> have a mirroring
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> effort for videos. Come help them TODAY on
>> irc.telecomix.org
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> #hamradio : if you are a radio expert
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> #streisand : to discuss mirroring
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>> #jan25 : general discussion about events in Egypt
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> Hello,
>> >>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> This is - in part - why we need a decentralized network:
>> so that they
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> cannot switch it off so easily. First time ever a
>> government switches
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> Internet off, but it probably won't be the only one.
>> Initiatives like
>> >>> >> >> >>>>> guifi.net is what we need.
>> >>> >> >> >>>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>> Exactly. And guifi is not the only technology available.
>> >>> >> >> >>>> http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> did u see this?
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> http://www.openmeshproject.org/
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> battleofthemesh is a project from ninux.org born and
>> actually alive in
>> >>> >> >> >>> Rome (a lot of quarters in rome are meshed with ninux) and
>> other country
>> >>> >> >> >>> in Italy. last in Sicilia.
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> for last node UP&GROUNDED at La rustica (rome) we are
>> TONIGHT at a great
>> >>> >> >> >>> party in Rome at CSOA Sans Papier.
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102626579815666
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> :P
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> battleofthemesh 2010 was been at Bracciano's Lake (Rome),
>> next, 2011 in
>> >>> >> >> >>> Barcelona.
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> Wireless Battle Mesh v4 (16-20 Marzo 2011, Sant Bartomeu del
>> Grau,
>> >>> >> >> >>> Spagna Catalogna)
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> info
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> * Web: http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> * Email: wbmv4_aatt_exo_dot_cat
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> * IRC: irc.freenode.net #battlemesh
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> http://blog.ninux.org/2011/01/18/wireless-battle-mesh-v4-16-20-marzo-2011-sant-bartomeu-del-grau-spagna-catalogna/
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> cheers. lilo
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>>
>> >>> >> >> >>> --
>> >>> >> >> >>> ~lilo~
>> >>> >> >> >>> registered GNUlinux user #527294
>> >>> >> >> >>> Debian-women
>> >>> >> >> >>> --donne at softwarelibero.it
>> >>> >> >> >>> ####IRC @ FreeNode #donne-softwarelibero
>> >>> >> >> >>> freesoftware means LOVE :^)
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