Subj : Cool Mesh/P2P/Decentraliz
To   : JF
From : dotslash
Date : Mon Dec 05 2022 02:46 am

Hi Jeff,

Brilliant, thanks for this list!  There is a lot of interest here. I'm
particularly interested in the following:


 JF> - NomadNet (off-grid, decentralized)
 JF>   URL: https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet
 JF>   DESC: Off-grid, resilient mesh communication with strong encryption,
 JF> forward secrecy and extreme privacy.
 JF>   Other note: can be used over Packet, IP, Lora, serial, etc.

 JF> - Meshtastic (off-grid comms)
 JF>   URL: https://meshtastic.org/
 JF>   DESC: An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to
 JF> run on affordable, low-power devices

 JF> - ZeroNet (Chat, Forums, Webpages, etc.)
 JF>   URL: https://zeronet.io/
 JF>   DESC: Open, free and uncensorable websites, using Bitcoin
 JF> cryptography and BitTorrent network.

 JF> - Aether
 JF>   URL: https://getaether.net/
 JF>   DESC: Open source, self-governing communities with auditable
 JF> moderation and mod elections
 JF>   NOTE: Like a P2P Reddit

And from this particular list:

 JF> - Others: Plebbit (in development), Riza, Freenet, Locutus, Mastodon,
 JF> Lemmy, yggdrasil network, I2P, Holochain, libp2p, Diaspora,
 JF> Hyperhyperspace, Earthstar, ArmaChat, Ramble, Postmill, Dread

There is a lot of new bits here (at least new to me). I know of Mastodon and
Diaspora in particular, where the former seems to be withstanding the test of
time a lot better than the latter (especially because of the current "Blue
Bird Elonoscopy"). The rest also looks interesting after a cursory Google, so
lots of reading to do!

NomadNet looks like a reasonably mature project, and the fact that it supports
Packet, IP and Lora out of the box makes for a very interesting tool from a
prepping perspective. I know that "prepping" still has quite a stigma attached
to it, but with all the current political brinkmanship being in the order of
the
day it would make sense to evaluate things like this. The radio clubs in my
local vicinity are all discussing helping fellow members sort out plans for
EMCOMM and other related topics, so the above projects could very well play a
role when coupled with low-powered battery-operated devices (RPi and similar).

Thanks again, Jeff!

73, Jan (M7HMK)


Regards,
Jan Henkins
 
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