<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I pulled of this after contributing to orienting about 5 useful & skilled individuals.</div><div><br></div><div>tweeted some solutions to AnonymousIRC instead - search borgboxgs1 on that feed if interested.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Shervin is a $tartUp business guy with what looks to be close ties to Washington. I heard some name dropping "HC" ?!?!? </div><div>in my skype chat logs ;)</div><div>freakin weird...</div><div>They seem to have found funding and set up a company in 24 hours - or so I was led to believe ;)</div><div>then went dark, or got busy...</div><div><br></div><div>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</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>and</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>After all, people will be meshing through your gear. who knows what silly shenanigans creative/bored individuals might try.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>and try to use https/ssl, VPN or ssh if you are lucky.</div><div><br></div><div>the wifi communities have had open mesh like firmwares running well for quite some time now. no need to reinvent the wheel.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://olsr.org">olsr.org</a>, of course the Freifunk crew in Berlin and OpenWRT have been leaders in community free wifi for some time now.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Support People</div><div>Governments should know better</div><div>Nobody likes a Tyrant</div><div><br></div><div>cheers</div><div><br></div><div>gs1</div><div>(shameful plug)</div><div><a href="http://www.borgbox.com">www.borgbox.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><br>Sent from my iPod</div><div><br>On Jan 30, 2011, at 16:08, bbox-gs <<a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com">borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>I hear you.</div><div>thank you for your efforts</div><div><br></div><div>cheers</div><div><br></div><div>gs<br><br>Sent from my iPod</div><div><br>On Jan 30, 2011, at 16:03, Jay Emerson <<a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com">jemers2@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>Pfft! I laugh at laws when confronted with freedom! But yeah, I'll underground railroad the message ;-)</p>
<p>Jay Emerson<br>
Administrative Officer<br>
Pirate Party of New York</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 30, 2011 3:59 PM, "bbox-gs" <<a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com">borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> thanks Jay<br>> <br>
> face book is too scary for me ;)<br>> <br>> if you could point him to us, that would be great. <br>> <br>> 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 ;)<br>
> <br>> cheers<br>> and<br>> "free the people"<br>> <br>> gs<br>> <br>> Sent from my iPod<br>> <br>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 15:48, Jay Emerson <<a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com">jemers2@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>> 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.<br>>> <br>>> Jay Emerson<br>>> Administrative Officer<br>
>> Pirate Party of New York<br>>> <br>>> On Jan 30, 2011 2:50 PM, "bbox-gs" <<a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com">borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>>> > hi Jay<br>
>> > <br>>> > we would need satellites that have a footprint in the region.<br>>> > <br>>> > BUT, we are building a team to workout the options and need help with many aspects of getting this from A to Z quickly.<br>
>> > <br>>> > it would be great if your contact could join our discussion thread on Skype (see web page for details)<br>>> > <br>>> > Satellite expertise is needed at the moment. <br>>> > <br>
>> > cheers brother<br>>> > <br>>> > gs<br>>> > <br>>> > Sent from my iPod<br>>> > <br>>> > On Jan 30, 2011, at 14:36, Jay Emerson <<a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jemers2@gmail.com">jemers2@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>
>> > <br>>> >> 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.<br>
>> >> Jay Emerson<br>>> >> Administrative Officer<br>>> >> Pirate Party of New York<br>>> >> <br>>> >> On Jan 30, 2011 2:10 PM, "bbox-gs" <<a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com">borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> > hi all<br>>> >> > <br>>> >> > 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.<br>
>> >> > <br>>> >> > 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.<br>
>> >> > <br>>> >> > see:<br>>> >> > <a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/"></a><a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/"><a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/">http://www.openmeshproject.org/</a></a><br>>> >> > <br>>> >> > thank you<br>
>> >> > <br>>> >> > gs<br>>> >> > <br>>> >> > <br>>> >> > Sent from my iPod<br>>> >> > <br>>> >> > On Jan 29, 2011, at 17:30, bbox-gs <<a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"></a><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com">borgbox.drone.guinness1@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> > <br>>> >> >> I would love to help. borgbox can be rebuilt to support what is needed for community mesh networks.<br>>> >> >> <br>>> >> >> cheers,<br>
>> >> >> <br>>> >> >> gs1<br>>> >> >> <br>>> >> >> <a href="http://www.borgbox.com"></a><a href="http://www.borgbox.com"><a href="http://www.borgbox.com">www.borgbox.com</a></a><br>>> >> >> <br>>> >> >> <br>
>> >> >> Sent from my iPod<br>>> >> >> <br>>> >> >> On Jan 29, 2011, at 16:05, lilo <<a href="mailto:al3lilo@autistici.org"></a><a href="mailto:al3lilo@autistici.org"><a href="mailto:al3lilo@autistici.org">al3lilo@autistici.org</a></a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> >> <br>>> >> >>> On 28/01/2011 14:04, Yves Quemener wrote:<br>>> >> >>>> On 01/28/2011 01:21 PM, Eduardo Robles Elvira wrote:<br>>> >> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Yves<br>
>> >> >>>>> Quemener<<a href="mailto:quemener.yves@free.fr"></a><a href="mailto:quemener.yves@free.fr"><a href="mailto:quemener.yves@free.fr">quemener.yves@free.fr</a></a>> wrote:<br>>> >> >>>>>> A group named "We rebuild" (<a href="http://www.werebuild.eu"></a><a href="http://www.werebuild.eu"><a href="http://www.werebuild.eu">http://www.werebuild.eu</a></a>) is currently<br>
>> >> >>>>>> trying to<br>>> >> >>>>>> set up radio links with Cairo and port-Said. They also have a mirroring<br>>> >> >>>>>> effort for videos. Come help them TODAY on <a href="http://irc.telecomix.org"></a><a href="http://irc.telecomix.org"><a href="http://irc.telecomix.org">irc.telecomix.org</a></a><br>
>> >> >>>>>> #hamradio : if you are a radio expert<br>>> >> >>>>>> #streisand : to discuss mirroring<br>>> >> >>>>>> #jan25 : general discussion about events in Egypt<br>
>> >> >>>>> <br>>> >> >>>>> Hello,<br>>> >> >>>>> <br>>> >> >>>>> This is - in part - why we need a decentralized network: so that they<br>
>> >> >>>>> cannot switch it off so easily. First time ever a government switches<br>>> >> >>>>> Internet off, but it probably won't be the only one. Initiatives like<br>
>> >> >>>>> <a href="http://guifi.net"></a><a href="http://guifi.net"><a href="http://guifi.net">guifi.net</a></a> is what we need.<br>>> >> >>>> <br>>> >> >>>> Exactly. And guifi is not the only technology available.<br>
>> >> >>>> <a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4"></a><a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4"><a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4">http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4</a></a><br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> did u see this?<br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/"></a><a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/"><a href="http://www.openmeshproject.org/">http://www.openmeshproject.org/</a></a><br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> battleofthemesh is a project from <a href="http://ninux.org"></a><a href="http://ninux.org"><a href="http://ninux.org">ninux.org</a></a> born and actually alive in<br>
>> >> >>> Rome (a lot of quarters in rome are meshed with ninux) and other country<br>>> >> >>> in Italy. last in Sicilia.<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>
>> >> >>> for last node UP&GROUNDED at La rustica (rome) we are TONIGHT at a great<br>>> >> >>> party in Rome at CSOA Sans Papier.<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102626579815666"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102626579815666"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102626579815666">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102626579815666</a></a><br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> :P<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> battleofthemesh 2010 was been at Bracciano's Lake (Rome), next, 2011 in<br>>> >> >>> Barcelona.<br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> Wireless Battle Mesh v4 (16-20 Marzo 2011, Sant Bartomeu del Grau,<br>>> >> >>> Spagna Catalogna)<br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> info<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> * Web: <a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4"></a><a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4"><a href="http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4">http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV4</a></a><br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> * Email: wbmv4_aatt_exo_dot_cat<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> * IRC: <a href="http://irc.freenode.net"></a><a href="http://irc.freenode.net"><a href="http://irc.freenode.net">irc.freenode.net</a></a> #battlemesh<br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <a href="http://blog.ninux.org/2011/01/18/wireless-battle-mesh-v4-16-20-marzo-2011-sant-bartomeu-del-grau-spagna-catalogna/"></a><a href="http://blog.ninux.org/2011/01/18/wireless-battle-mesh-v4-16-20-marzo-2011-sant-bartomeu-del-grau-spagna-catalogna/"><a href="http://blog.ninux.org/2011/01/18/wireless-battle-mesh-v4-16-20-marzo-2011-sant-bartomeu-del-grau-spagna-catalogna/">http://blog.ninux.org/2011/01/18/wireless-battle-mesh-v4-16-20-marzo-2011-sant-bartomeu-del-grau-spagna-catalogna/</a></a><br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> cheers. lilo<br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>
>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> <br>>> >> >>> -- <br>>> >> >>> ~lilo~<br>>> >> >>> registered GNUlinux user #527294<br>>> >> >>> Debian-women<br>
>> >> >>> --<a href="mailto:donne@softwarelibero.it"></a><a href="mailto:donne@softwarelibero.it"><a href="mailto:donne@softwarelibero.it">donne@softwarelibero.it</a></a><br>>> >> >>> ####IRC @ FreeNode #donne-softwarelibero<br>>> >> >>> freesoftware means LOVE :^)<br>
>> >> >>> ____________________________________________________<br>>> >> >>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>>> >> >>> <a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"></a><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net">pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net</a></a><br>
>> >> >>> <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"></a><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a></a><br>>> >> > ____________________________________________________<br>
>> >> > Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>>> >> > <a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"></a><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net">pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net</a></a><br>>> >> > <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"></a><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a></a><br>
>> >> ____________________________________________________<br>>> >> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>>> >> <a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"></a><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net">pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net</a></a><br>
>> >> <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"></a><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a></a><br>>> ____________________________________________________<br>
>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>>> <a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"></a><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net"><a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net">pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net</a></a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"></a><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general"><a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a></a><br>
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