Hello,<br><br>My name is Todd Kelsey.<br><br>I am trying to help a new acquaintance, and am providing some pro bono advice on marketing/communication, getting the message out - something pretty nifty, Gnuveau Networks has a solar powered Internet downlink and terminal server setup - seems to be pretty well engineered, and has been tested on the ground.<br clear="all">
<br>There's open source software components, but then there's the hardware too - so I guess I'm searching for an open source hardware conservancy -- does such a thing exist? Brave new world for me. I wondered if one of you wise Jedi masters could suggest whether a software conservancy would be ok?<br>
<br>Here is a nice article that came up on <a href="http://linux.com">linux.com</a> 11-4, which has a nice overview: <a href="http://www.linux.com/feature/151362">http://www.linux.com/feature/151362</a><br><br>And here's the "main" web page: <a href="http://gnuveau.net/">http://gnuveau.net/</a><br>
<br>They set up a wordpress instance for me at <a href="http://www.solarnetone.org">www.solarnetone.org</a>, just to get some messaging going to supplement the material that's already there.<br><br>I get the feeling like this is a very well engineered solution that is realistic and a good investment for an NGO, or NPO, etc.<br>
<br>I made it past the first cut in the Knight News Challenge, and am hoping the Mesh News project will get funding -- if so, I hope to bring together a solarnetone instance and some laptops from OLPC -- and then I'm trying to figure out how you could do SMS with an arrangement like this.<br>
<br>I hope everyone is well!<br><br>Peace,<br><br>-Todd Kelsey<br><br><br><br>-- <br>- Todd Kelsey<br>