For more info on the mentioned Freedom Tower, see http://freenetworkfoundation.org/?p=403 even more technical: http://thefnf.org:9001/ro/r.lug5aGlhVVAlXMIm Basically, it is like a wireless Access Point for mesh network routers, such as the FreedomBox, that serves as a gateway to the Internet. Transparency info: I am a research fellow of the FNF. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FNF] Contact Tomorrow Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:04:30 -0400 From: Isaac Wilder <isaac@freenetworkmovement.org> To: discuss@freenetworkfoundation.org Hello All, Isaac here. Just wanted to give you a brief update on the activity of the Foundation in recent days, and fill you in on the plans for tomorrow. -*- Update -*- In the last two weeks, we have built and shipped two FreedomTowers - one for Occupy Austin, and one for the FNF itself. The FNF Tower is currently deployed in Liberty Park. We also have installed the initial FreedomLink in Kansas City, and built an almost hot-swappable backup facility in Austin. Four more towers are currently in production - LA, Miami, Chicago, and New York. All are funded by General Assemblies of the Occupation. Many more assemblies are working towards the goal of funding towers. We are comitted to making sure that assemblies across the world can communicate and coordinate with one another via secure, encrypted channels. We have put together three tower operations squads - what we call West, Central, and East. West is based in LA, Central is in Austin, and East is in New York. These teams will build and ship towers, along with serving as first-level support for towers in operation. The FNF core will serve as second-level support. -*- Tomorrow -*- Tomorrow is the Contact Conference. This foundation was born of a mailing list surrounding the Contact event. Tomorrow has been a key date for as long as the FNF has been around. We will be participating in the Bazaar, and competing for one of three $10,000 Contact Prizes. It has long been our aspiration to bootstrap this foundation into a realer operational mode using the money and recognition that would come with a win at Contact. I will be on the floor with the FNF Tower, talking my head off. I'm feeling the heat, but also feeling ready, sanguine, calm. I guess this is just to say: wish me luck tomorrow. It's a big day. shoot me an email if you'd like to join one of the tower ops teams, or contribute in some other way, or just say 'hey'. take care, imw _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@freenetworkfoundation.org http://freenetworkfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_freenetworkfoundat... _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE