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INTERNET-IN-A-BOX 2019 SUMMIT & HACKATHON
[edit]- November 7-10, 2019
- Join us in Boston!
- Held in conjunction with Wikipedia North America's http://WikiConference.org (November 8-11, 2019) at MIT.
- Building off 2017's http://OFF.NETWORK med/ucation content hackathon!
- take notes here with same license as Meta-wiki
- notes to be transferred from that notepad to here on meta after the meeting
SCHEDULE
[edit]Wed Nov 6 | Evening arrivals (we may be able to host you and/or arrange local transport options if you RSVP!) |
Thu Nov 7 | Stow, Massachusetts hackathon / retreat
Noon-to-1PM NYC Time Open Call - Day #1 Theme:
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Fri Nov 8 | Stow, Massachusetts hackathon / retreat
Noon-to-1PM NYC Time Open Call - Day #2 Theme:
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Sat Nov 9 | Hackspace location @ MIT http://WikiConference.org |
Sun Nov 10 | Hackspace location @ MIT http://WikiConference.org |
Mon Nov 11 | Urban exploration & airport/train/bus/road departures |
PEOPLE
[edit]- Emmanuel Engelhart
- George Hunt
- Jerry Vonau (attending remotely, from Canada?)
- Tim Moody (attending remotely)
- Josh Dennis?
- Reno McKenzie
- Joshua Kanani (attending remotely, from Kenya)
- Mikko Kotila?
- Victor Chan Timmons
- Anish Mangal (attending remotely, from India)
- Blondel Mondésir (attending remotely, from Haiti)
- Qzekrom (attending remotely, from Ithaca)
- SJ Klein?
- James Heilman (attending remotely, from Canada?)
- Nick Doiron
- Ivan Savov (attending remotely, from Canada?)
- Benjamin Bach (attending remotely, from Denmark?)
- Avni Khatri / Fein
- Adam Holt
- Blue Rasberry (talk)
- Daniel Mietchen
- Shanti Bhardwa (attending remotely, from UK)
- AbhiSuryawanshi
- Eric Hellman
- Martin Walker
- Eric Nitschke (attending remotely, from Czech Republic)
- Chris Li
- (Please RSVP to add your name!)
LOCATION
[edit]- Our retreat will take place at a farm in Stow, Massachusetts, just a short drive West of Boston, Massachusetts. Please RSVP for the exact location and possible overnight arrangements!
- The Cambridge, Massachusetts http://WikiConference.org location (Saturday & Sunday especially) is just across the Charles River from Boston itself — please don't forget to register !
FOOD RESTRICTIONS / PREFERENCES
[edit]- If you have any dietary restrictions/preferences, please RSVP with details.
- Please help us pay for food and drink, Thanks!
THURSDAY / FRIDAY EXCURSIONS
[edit]- Hikes
- Bike Rides
AGENDA / TOPICS
[edit]- Please review our Roadmap Ideas and http://minutes.iiab.io to help us with the IIAB 7.1 Milestone !
- Stepping Up our Contributor Community Platforms: #1759
- Document modernization, starting with http://FAQ.IIAB.IO possibly moving to http://meta.wikimedia.org ?
- (Or is the idea of moving IIAB docs from wiki.laptop.org to meta.wikimedia.org a bad one, given proprietary content and proprietary content practices are a fact of life in low-income countries, among communities that cannot possibly abide by all Wikimedia policies, as those living in poverty inherently have far fewer choices...)
- https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki is fine for quickie docs, but not a mature collaborative platform for tech writers/professionals who value their time
- Shared Google Doc ?
- https://docs.readthedocs.io ?
- Some excellent/similar suggestions within #1759 !
- (Or is the idea of moving IIAB docs from wiki.laptop.org to meta.wikimedia.org a bad one, given proprietary content and proprietary content practices are a fact of life in low-income countries, among communities that cannot possibly abide by all Wikimedia policies, as those living in poverty inherently have far fewer choices...)
- Permit VNC screensharing out-of-the-box? #318
- Document modernization, starting with http://FAQ.IIAB.IO possibly moving to http://meta.wikimedia.org ?
- Side Topic: Kids on Computers December 2nd - 6th Mexico Trip, with a focus on refining client machines' OS (Raspbian With Desktop) to enable schools to become more independent. Thanks to the ongoing very hard work of Victor Chan Timmons (Kocifier, PR #20)
- Anyone who can talk for 5 minutes about their recent activities should
- We will do either or both recording or note taking to publish and share
- Remember: we only have records of progress with documentation
- Old documentation review
- Check our list of deployments
- Cleanup the development history
- Present an overview of our sectors of engagement:
- Content development
- Kiwix
- Software integregation
- Hardware development
- Device deployment
- Communication
- Partnerships
- Revival of en:user:WP 1.0 bot
- Curation of a smaller stable subset of Wikipedia
- Ready for offline use / distribution on CDs
- Integration of text/video chat service. As IIAB is increasingly used in Community Networks around the world, a service that offers secure offline communications (with possible federation) would be invaluable for local communities with expensive, unreliable or unavailable internet. Possible services:
- https://rocket.chat/
- https://rocket.chat/docs/administrator-guides/setting-up-video-conferencing/
- https://rocket.chat/docs/administrator-guides/federation/ integrating those intermittently disconnected?
- https://matrix.org/
- https://nextcloud.com/talk/ (possible to use this add-on with current NextCloud install?)
- https://about.riot.im/
- Other potential services to add to IIAB:
- HomeAssistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/)
- Unifi Controller (https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/installing-unifi-controller-on-a-raspberry-pi-in-5-min/)
- PiHole (https://pi-hole.net/)
- Add <YR ITEM HERE> and to the GitHub Milestone above!
EQUIPMENT
[edit]- Whiteboard / flip chart / markers / sticky notes
- If you're bringing or needing Ethernet / electrical / other gear etc, let us know!