[Commotion-discuss] Commotion Wireless Fano(Italy)
Dan Staples
danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
Tue Jun 24 10:53:01 EDT 2014
Great to hear that the project in Fano is really taking off! Definitely
keep us updated.
Dan
On 06/19/2014 12:55 PM, Anthony S wrote:
> In Red Hook we have created a technology training program to teach young
> adults how to install, maintain and promote our community network. We do
> much more than that as well, giving the young persons broad tech
> exposure and skills, (workplace tech, networking, google apps, etc),
> media production skills (video production, graphic design, web design,
> social media strategy and app design), community projects and
> internships. This builds the capacity to maintain the network and other
> technology initiatives in our neighborhood, and launches these young
> people into tech careers. I am happy to share insights and materials
> with you if you are interested.
> Welcome, and good luck!
> tony
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 2:45 AM, LScop <luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it
> <mailto:luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it>> wrote:
>
> Hello Ryan,
> thanks to you to consider this.
> I want to take this opportunity to give an update of where we are
> with our project.
> One of the major rappresentative of a charity association , who
> understand the potential of mesh networks for local community,has
> decided to fund the activity for the installation of the first two
> Commotion nodes in Fano.I have already submitted the budget(very
> helpful the post on Commotion blog) for the start-up and current
> expenses.
> This evening,our small team(fours member) will meet him in order to
> define all the objectives and check all the needed
> competences(some competences,like software development can be missing) .
> The main objective is to define a platform(the Commotion wireless
> network and some applications) to collect and share the data related
> to the activity of the charity association.
> For example, the list of all the goods available and the goods
> missing.The addresses and phone numbers of the persons who have been
> supported by the association:divorced women and men,people who have
> lost the job,people who cannot pay for the gas electricity bill.....
> Furthermore,we want to make available a local blog where the local
> community can share ideas and opinions and in parallel give the
> possibility,through the same network,to have the access to Internet.
> From a technical point of view I have verified that all these
> features can be implemented using Commotion software.
> We will keep updated through the digital stuart Facebook page when
> the first installation will be done,with all the pictures and comments.
> Of course if we need you support we will contact you.
> To close this long letter,I want to share with you also the
> possibility we are evaluating,to have funds from European Community
> for activity who improve the social integration and social
> improvements.
> Could be interesting to know if we can cooperate on this and share
> ideas with you and our friends in of Mesh Sayada Community in Tunisia.
>
> Ciao!!
>
> luigi
>
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:03:22 -0400
> From: Ryan Gerety <gerety at opentechinstitute.org
> <mailto:gerety at opentechinstitute.org>>
> To: LuigiScop <luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it
> <mailto:luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it>>
> Cc: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net
> <mailto:commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] Commotion Wireless Fano(Italy)
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> Hey Luigi,
>
> Since we have had some conversation off the list, I wanted to bring it
> back to the list....
>
> As far as the initial steps of the networks--I think it varies quiet a
> bit. In Tunisia, the initial network was build over 4 days in a large
> community workshop that had about 10-15 core people and 20-30
> additional participants. In that workshop they talked about what they
> wanted the network to do, where it would connect, etc. During the
> workshop the participants went through several of the Commotion
> Construction Kit activities (like
> http://commotionwireless.net/docs/cck/planning/design-your-network-every-network-tells-story/)
>
> . The group made a map of where they wanted to connect with the
> network and of rooftops they might have access to. I think a few core
> people is great, but a larger community meeting is important for
> getting more people involved and donate their rooftops.
>
> In other places the process has been over a longer time frame, and
> groups will do one or two activities a week together. If you guys
> wanted to go that direction, I'd be happy to make some suggestions
> about how that could be structured. I'm sure others on the list would
> also have suggestions.
>
> If you do go through the Commotion activities we would love to get
> pictures and blog about it.
>
> Other community technology projects have been launched using a
> DiscoTech model, which is a fun way a community can engage with new
> technologies:
> http://detroitdjc.org/2012/07/01/discotech-zine-out-now/
>
> We also recently made a Digital Stewards facebook group, which will
> hopefully be a good resource on all the community network and digital
> stewardship projects: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalStewards?fref=nf
>
> In terms of commitment to Commotion, I think the good thing about open
> source router firmware is that you arent locked into a single firmware
> or hardware. As new versions of openwrt mesh come out--you can try
> those too.
>
> If you'd like help going through the installation process, I'm sure
> people would be willing to jump on a video call to do it together....
>
> Cheers!
> Ryan
>
>
> On May 15, 2014, at 12:43 PM, LuigiScop wrote:
> > Hello Josh and Dan,
> > I contact directly you because I have already contacted you in the
> > past.
> > I have talk to Josh and Dan in Berlin at IS4WCN 2013.
> >
> > I have spent a lot of effort to perform tests Commotion Wireless
> > firmaware and
> > I think you(all the team) did a great job.
> > The test has been done, until now, in my Home, with 2 picostations,2
> > raspberry,1 nanostation,several PCs,smartphone...
> > But much more effort has been spent to create a community and
> > spread around
> > the idea of your project.
> > This has been much more difficult that the technical evaluation of
> > the firmware.
> > I am ,now,at a point where the idea has very good chances to be
> > realized.
> > In the last few weeks I have constituted a team( 3 young boys(18/19
> > years old), 1 adult and me).
> > I don't bother you on how much effort it took to achieve
> > this:time,meeting,money,advertisements,for months and months.
> > I have already showed to team how the commotion wireless mesh works
> > and I have used MediaGrid installed on a mini server (raspberry).
> > The outcome of this?
> > The boys have bought the Raspberry by their own and have created a
> > facebook page:
> >
> >
> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Commotion-Wireless-Fano/138757409627896?notif_t=page_invite_accepted
> >
> > (See the picture with all of you!)
> > But more important achievement is that a community representative of
> > the local church contacted me saying that he wants to support the
> > project.
> > This is a great start,because ,soon lot of people in the city will
> > talk about this project and you.
> > I have called this approach "Internet at Km 0" where,with this, I
> > mean that the data and the network are used by the local community
> > who created them and therefore own them.
> > Like goods locally produced are consumed locally, the same for the
> > data and internet.
> > I have learned a lot from you and this is the key point I have got
> > form your experience.
> > But I have talked a lot and I go directly to the point.
> > Few questions.
> > a)I'm going to invest in Commotion Wireless :How long the
> > CommotionWireless project will be supported by you(OTI,)?
> > I would like to avoid that I start with your solution and after 1
> > year all will be shutted down.
> > b)I need to understand better which effort has to be done to be in the
> > condition to modify commotion software and develop specific
> > applications
> > for the community.This will not done tomorrow,but I want to create
> > some
> > local competencies for developing applications and support software
> > development .We need to go by our legs.
> > In other words:how did you reach the competences you have now?
> > Which are your suggestions?
> > c)For planning and installing the network I need really your support.
> > I can follow the guidelines on Commotion web site "Get started".
> > But it is save to have the final approval from who has already
> > implemented successfully the network several time.
> > I saw the second Commotion node installed by Dan in Baltimore!
> > d)Where the IS4WCN will be in Europe on 2014?Can you take this
> > opportunity and come in Italy and meet us and the new"Italian Digital
> > Stuart"?
> >
> > Thanks a lot to all of you.
> > Waiting for your reply.
> >
> > Luigi
> >
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