[Battlemesh] battlemesh v4 sponsorship

Thu Jan 27 15:31:22 UTC 2011

The same I send in the first message

2011/1/27 ulf kypke <u.kypke at gmail.com>

> cool,
> can you send me the letter, if it is ok for you,
> thanks ulf
>
> 2011/1/27 Albert Homs i Gall <alberthoms at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> > 2011/1/26 ulf kypke <u.kypke at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> hi saverio and others,
> >> sorry for the late mail.
> >>
> >> 1. i dont know yet if i can come to spain.
> >> 2. as far as i know, ubnt is not willing to sponsor, specially they
> >> start to roll out hardware running more and more not opensource
> >> software.
> >> 3. but if you want to be sure about this, you can write an open letter
> >> from the battle mesh organisation to the ubnt's founder / ceo robert
> >> j. pera. his mail is his first name at ubnt dot com.
> >
> > Sent, hope it woks (and if not, we'll at the same place than before
> sending
> > it :P )
> >>
> >> so long ulf
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2011/1/26 Albert Homs i Gall <alberthoms at gmail.com>:
> >> > Didn't find any other adrres, somebody can help?
> >> >
> >> > 2011/1/26 Benjamin Henrion <bh at udev.org>
> >> >>
> >> >> I doubt you will get an answer by writing to "info at ubnt.com".
> >> >>
> >> >> Either you know someone inside Ubiquity...
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Albert Homs i Gall
> >> >> <alberthoms at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > I write you on behalf of the battemesh organization, hosted in this
> >> >> > 4th
> >> >> > version by guifi.net open network
> >> >> > What is it?
> >> >> > The wireless battle mesh is a kind-of a tournament between open
> >> >> > source
> >> >> > mesh
> >> >> > routing protocols. Previous events had been a very productive
> >> >> > meetings
> >> >> > where
> >> >> > developers, networking activists, academics shared knowledge.
> >> >> > Protocols
> >> >> > also
> >> >> > improved in every event, since developers are looking at a real
> mesh
> >> >> > network
> >> >> > usage they can solve bugs, test new implementations and use others
> >> >> > ideas
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > so improve their protocols
> >> >> > Where is it?
> >> >> > This v4 will take place near Barcelona form the 16th to the 20th of
> >> >> > march
> >> >> > Who will be there?
> >> >> > We expect for this event about 50 people, mostly from european
> >> >> > countries.
> >> >> > They are openwrt developers, mesh routing protocols developers,
> >> >> > networking
> >> >> > academics and students and open networks activists. In addition
> >> >> > during
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > weekend the guifi.net yearly event will take place in the same
> venue
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > we
> >> >> > expect for this about 50 to 100 people more
> >> >> > How it works?
> >> >> > During the first days developers get their packages ready to be
> >> >> > installed on
> >> >> > the devices to be deployed. Now we use near a 100 foneras using
> >> >> > openwrt
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > main software. After all the devices are ready they are deployed
> all
> >> >> > over
> >> >> > the testing area and some test are performed: packet loss, bandwith
> >> >> > available, routing loops detection...
> >> >> > After all the tests are made results are analyzed and shared to the
> >> >> > comunnity and one protocol wins (or not) since it performs better
> >> >> > than
> >> >> > others
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Why we need your help?
> >> >> > Mainly for two reasons:
> >> >> > 1-. Travel budget: we would like to share this event with people
> from
> >> >> > outside Europe, but as you will suppose travel expenses prevents
> >> >> > people
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > getting to the event. It'll be very kind if you cover part of this
> >> >> > costs
> >> >> > 2-. Hardware: we use mainly fonera since it's a very cheap hardware
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > needless to say that those devices are really outdated. Since your
> >> >> > hardware
> >> >> > had proven to be really good and reliable and quite
> openwrt-friendly
> >> >> > it'll
> >> >> > be a really good chance to stress them up and see how they perform.
> A
> >> >> > donation of several of your devices (picostation's or similar)
> would
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > great help
> >> >> > Why it will useful for you?
> >> >> > For several reasons:
> >> >> > 1-. Since all the code used is FOSS you'll have a real benchmark
> and
> >> >> > it'll
> >> >> > be easier to decide if it's worth implementing some of it to your
> >> >> > devices
> >> >> > 2-. Since big part of the world's community networks will be
> present
> >> >> > your
> >> >> > help will be a great marketing operation between these early
> adopters
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > encourage their networks to use more off your stuff
> >> >> > 3-. Your FOSS helper reputation will increase
> >> >> > 4-. Some folks will discover your existence (if's there is still
> >> >> > someone
> >> >> > that doesn't know your devices :P)
> >> >> > 5-. Internet visibility when your collaboration is spread all over
> in
> >> >> > blogs,
> >> >> > social networks, web sites and so on
> >> >> > Where can you get more info?
> >> >> > At the event site www.battlemesh.org
> >> >> > At wbm4 at exo.cat
> >> >> > By phone +34622179026
> >> >> > Waiting for your reply
> >> >> > _______________________________________________
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Benjamin Henrion <bhenrion at ffii.org>
> >> >> FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403
> >> >> "In July 2005, after several failed attempts to legalise software
> >> >> patents in Europe, the patent establishment changed its strategy.
> >> >> Instead of explicitly seeking to sanction the patentability of
> >> >> software, they are now seeking to create a central European patent
> >> >> court, which would establish and enforce patentability rules in their
> >> >> favor, without any possibility of correction by competing courts or
> >> >> democratically elected legislators."
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