[Commotion-dev] LibraryBox: filesharing and mesh

[Chris Ritzo]

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.

-- 
Chris Ritzo
Technologist, Open Technology Institute
New America Foundation