[sudoroom] Getting an Oakland Backbone

[Jenny Ryan]

Mark - this project looks awesome! Any chance you can make it to one of our
upcoming Wednesday evening meetings?

Additionally, Mark is hosting a 'Cell Phone Security for Noobs" workshop
this Saturday at The Holdout - 2313 San Pablo Ave, from 5:30-7:30pm.

Attached are instructions for building DIY wireless cantennas. Potential
sudoroom project?

Jenny
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On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:40 PM, mark burdett <mark at 510pen.org> wrote:

> check out the project I've been (very slowly) working on, 510pen
> community mesh network - http://510pen.org/ :)
> We haven't yet plugged the network into fiber like they've been able
> to do in SF, although that would definitely be a goal - especially if
> we had a donation from Internet Archive, a foundation, gov't broadband
> stimulus, or enough users to fund it. So far we are using
> mesh-friendly ISPs like Sonic.net as well as business accounts from
> Unwired, etc. which typically permit connection sharing.
> --mark B.
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear Sudo people.
> >
> > I had the wonderful opportunity last night to talk to Brewster Kahle
> > (http://brewster.kahle.org/about/) of the Internet Archive
> > (http://archive.org/) for a long while about the emergence of Oakland's
> tech
> > communities and of our activities at Sudo Room, Oakland Local, and Tech
> > Liminal. [Susan - he told me to pass along his warm regards.]
> >
> > I was psyched to learn that Brewster has been making serious efforts to
> > enable open WiFi across cities & neighborhoods in the Bay Area (&
> > elsewhere). There's some coverage of his initiatives in connection to San
> > Francisco housing projects
> > (
> http://gawker.com/373658/brewster-kahles-internet-archive-brings-broadband-to-sf-housing-projects
> )
> > and more recently on our side of the bay, in Richmond
> > (
> http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/10/10/archive-org-founder-talks-free-wifi-with-richmond-officials/
> ).
> >
> > I shared with him some of our initial discussions about solar powered
> WiFi
> > routers providing public access to the Internet from the top of
> foreclosed
> > and abandoned properties around town. I even took him through the 5-year
> > adverse possession plan to get easement property rights to keep them
> there
> > permanently. He was intrigued and most importantly gave a strong
> indication
> > that he would like to support our efforts and particularly in helping
> create
> > the backbone across Oakland that would facilitate mesh networks. As a
> first
> > step, he suggested that we map out 25 or so of the taller buildings
> around
> > the city that would allow us to put some antennae equipment on their
> roofs.
> >
> > If anyone is interested in working on the project and/or sharing their
> > thoughts about it, that would be hella great.
> >
> > -Eddan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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