[HacktionLab] discussion on community run communication

[Mick Fuzz]

Hi there,

I've added the workshop to the list on barncamp.org.uk
We are scheduling the more structured sessions for Sat and Sunday on
Friday at the event based on up to date info and interest.

Friday is a more open day where people can organise hack sessions for
their projects.
It may be that you could invite people to test out software for the mesh
networking and work out how to overcome obstacles then? I think there
would be some interested people for sure.

How does this sound?

nice one
Mick

On 01/06/13 21:30, ameba23 at riseup.net wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I know its short notice, but i would like to propose a discussion for
> barncamp, on community run communication networks.  The idea is to
> look critically at existing electronic communication networks (eg:
> interenet and mobile phones) and identify problems, such as
> centralisation of control, survaillance, advertising, environmental
> impact, problems with mental health of users.
>
> Then a discussion of different approaches to community run
> alternatives. Which could include storytelling, distributing
> newsletters on paper, PMR radio, CB, amateur radio, and wifi
> point-to-point networks.  I have recently visited some community wifi
> projects including guifi.net in catalunya and tetaneutral in
> toulouse.   I would also like to propose ideas for a mesh data network
> on the 430MHz amateur band.  I will be bringing along two 430Mhz
> routers, with the idea to do range tests, but I have some software
> problems with them and hoping to find some help with that at the
> gathering.
>
> I put on more or less the same discussion at last years chaos
> communications congress in hamberg, a bit more blurb about it is here:
> https://events.ccc.de/congress/2012/wiki/Community_run_communication_networks
>
> also more ideas like this on my website ameba.ehion.com
>
> let me know how it works with timetabling things
> thanks,
> peg
>
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