Open aristotlemanolakos opened 8 years ago
mateoclarke
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8 years ago Thanks for submitting this project proposal @aristotlemanolakos! I've added some labels based on your answers.
What type of skills would you need from volunteers to make progress on your idea at the hackathon?
kdodia
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8 years ago @aristotlemanolakos I'm definitely curious to hear more about this idea! I think this has implications for all urban centers, and it would be really neat for Austin to take the lead.
cnst
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8 years ago A somewhat related idea from a prior event: https://github.com/open-austin/project-ideas/issues/52.
aristotlemanolakos
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8 years ago @cnst Cool project! Yes, this is very similar to what I have proposed!
@kdodia You're exactly right. I'm sorry I haven't updated the proposal any bit since submission-- I've kept busy with finals in school! The project should revolve around extremely simple internet connection throughout the city. We'd essentially be creating a VERY large mesh network out of everyone's routers. We'd also, with some effort from the city perhaps, be expanding on the current COA_MeshNetwork system. You'd have a login account to the network, and from there on you can jump from node to node around the city without having to "Accept the terms and agreements" and all the frustrating things about current networks. The backbone would ensure encryption and security for all users.
I know I'm not touching on all the points of this project. This is the first time I'm writing my thoughts down on a more "physical" medium (that isn't my brain). By all means necessary, this project is intended to be a community effort. All input needs to be accepted and heard for this proposal to work and succeed.
I'll add more information for this project at a later date, after my last final. At any rate, let's keep the conversation going! Feel free to ask questions and offer advice and input!
ssharif1
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8 years ago Hello Project Champion,
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Thanks, ATX H4C Staff
mateoclarke
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8 years ago You're project has been accepted, @aristotlemanolakos!
Now that your project has been approved, here are some things we suggest you do next: https://github.com/atxhack4change/2016-project-proposals#once-your-project-is-accepted-here-are-some-things-we-suggest-you-do-next
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Please let us know if you will no longer be able to champion your project at the hackathon.
aristotlemanolakos
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8 years ago @ssharif1 Sorry about the delay Aristotle Manolakos ari@stotle.me
danielhonker
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8 years ago @aristotlemanolakos - you should have received an invite to join Slack. If you haven't already joined the team and seen the Slack channel for your project, it's #opennet-atx
Short description of the idea (140 character tweet):
A community supported, easily accessible, scaleable, and secure open-mesh network based in Austin.
What is your project concept or idea? What challenge or opportunity will it solve?
The basic idea behind this project is to streamline, decentralize, and scale Austin's networking infrastructure. We'll start that process by incorporating a mesh network into Austin's infrastructure. A mesh network is a network topology in which each node relays data for the network. All mesh nodes cooperate in the distribution of data in the network. For example, a university will deploy a mesh network across its campus to allow connected devices to jump from node to node while moving across an expansive area. In contrast, sometimes families with large houses will deploy two routers, one for upstairs and one for downstairs, when only one router isn't a viable solution for home coverage. Most families set up these routers to be independent from each other, which isn't a horrible idea, but it is inefficient for users and the network. By creating a mesh network, a user would see one access point to connect to instead of the two routers individually.
In general, We are building a network with no choke points – be they material or logical. It starts with the individual, and grows from there: the individual organizes the neighborhood, the neighborhood organizes the city, and so on and so forth, until you arrive at a global network that is owned and operated by every one and no one, for the good of us all. And yet the upper and lower layers of the networking stack need to be decentralized at the same time. Material decentralization is contingent on logical decentralization.
Who will benefit from your project? Describe the humans at the center of the problem - who are they?
How would they benefit? Can you tell their story?
Do you have photos of them? Or quotes?
The entire city of Austin would benefit from this project, as well as all tourists and visitors. Internet access would be available to anyone and everyone. Austinites would setup their home routers as nodes for the Austin network and voilá, the beginning steps are there. The level of accessibility to a network is now significantly higher than was ever before.
Issue area(s) relevant to your project idea:
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Tell us more about the current state of your project idea.
Do you have any links to text, mockups, code, or data?
The current state of my project idea is what you see here on this proposal page. (I will add pictures detailing mockups and additionl plans later)
Tell us about yourself.
What is your background? Why is this challenge important to you?
Are you representing a group in submitting this project idea?
My name is Aristotle Manolakos and I'm a Computer Science student. In the near future, it won't be an odd thing to hear "Right to internet access" as a fundamental human right. And hopefully, if internet access does become a fundamental human right, we need to start now making it something accessible to all people.
I do not represent a group in submitting this project idea.
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