[Commotion-dev] LibraryBox: filesharing and mesh

[Darby Hickey]

Considering the emphasis we want to have on local apps for the
International Summit for Community Wireless Networks, it would be great to
invite him. For those who didn't already know about it:
2013.wirelesssummit.org

Chris, could you pass on the info to him?


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Paul Gardner-Stephen <
paul at servalproject.org> wrote:

> It is indeed an MR3020, the same as we are using for the Mesh Extenders at
> present.
>
> I will poke the guys, because there it looks like there should be no
> reason not to merge the software for both.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Ben West <ben at gowasabi.net> 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
>> 314-246-9434
>>
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