[Commotion-dev] LibraryBox: filesharing and mesh

[Seamus Tuohy]

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On 07/28/2013 09:37 PM, Joshua Breitbart wrote:
> 
> On 7/27/13 7:49 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
>> On Fri 26 Jul 2013 09:36:23 PM EDT, Seamus Tuohy wrote:
>>>
>>> On 07/24/2013 07:09 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
>>>> On 07/24/2013 05:44 PM, Ben West wrote:
>>>>> A friend pointed me to this Kickstarter for LibraryBox:
>>>>>
>>>>> "LibraryBox is an anonymous fileserver based on cheap hardware that runs
>>>>> on little power and serves files to any wifi-enabled device with a
>>>>> browser. It is a fork of the Open Source project PirateBox, altered to
>>>>> be more comfortable to use for libraries, educators, and anyone else
>>>>> that has a need to serve files in locations that lack reliable,
>>>>> unfiltered connectivity with the Internet."
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/griffey/librarybox-20
>>>>> http://librarybox.us/
>>>>>
>>>>> The photo suggests a TP-Link TL-MR3020 or TL-WN703N, indeed with an
>>>>> itty-bitty flash drive in the USB jack.
>>>>>
>>>>> Likewise, I'm about to deploy my 2nd TL-MR3020 as a repeater node for
>>>>> WasabiNet, having finally squeezed enough of the firmware into 4MB to
>>>>> get mesh + AP + coovachilli all onboard.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is neat to see a low-cost platform like the TL-MR3020, whose intended
>>>>> use as "3G travel modem" is kinda worthless, but which nevertheless
>>>>> enables quite a diversity of community wifi projects.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ben West
>>>>> http://gowasabi.net
>>>>> ben at gowasabi.net <mailto:ben at gowasabi.net>
>>>>> 314-246-9434
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> I met Jason Griffey who is the developer of LibraryBox. One of his
>>>> features for the next version is "mesh networking". I'm wondering if the
>>>> work folks have done on "appropriate box" would be useful to share.
>>>>
>>> The appropriate box was also inspired by David Darts pirate box (which
>>> this is a fork of). It looks like he still uses python in his
>>> implementation. We decided to package the features we wanted in a LuCI
>>> package to save room. I would be interested in a conversation to see
>>> where he is going with library box, and possibly learn from each others
>>> explorations in this arena. It might be worth reaching out.
>>>
>>> s2e
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>> I emailed him last week but no response yet.
>>
>> --
>> Chris Ritzo
>> Technologist, Open Technology Institute
>> New America Foundation
>>
> Would it work to plug one of these into a Commotion node and enter it's
> info into the portal to have it as an application on the network?
> 

It would take some networking configurations on the library box, but yes
this would work.

> 
> On a different note, when Josh and I did some needs assessment for a LAN
> library service for 48217, I originally thought of it as a digital
> service for digital versions of books, kind of like how this LibraryBox
> sounds.
> Josh and Dr. Leonard  determined an important need for a library app to
> help the community track physical books circulating locally. For
> example, this would address the Reading Corner's need to encourage
> people to discuss and pass on the analog books it gives away to children
> and their families in 48217.
> 
> This makes more sense in neighborhoods with low broadband adoption
> rates, of course. In neighborhoods where most of the media is already
> digital, then there would be greater need for an all digital library app.
> 
> 
> Josh
> 
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