[Chapter-delegates] Egypt blocking Facebook & Twitter

[David Solomonoff]

I think we need to look at the technical solutions to circumvent 
censorship - ad hoc mesh networks, proxies, etc

What kind of cheap commodity hardware and open source software solutions 
can help people in places like Egypt?

I can immediately think of a few:

    * diaspora - decentralized Facebook alternative
      https://joindiaspora.com/
    * BATMAN ad hoc mesh network http://www.open-mesh.org/
    * StatusNet open source microblogging platform - why use twitter -
      easily blocked - when you can make your own - and put it back
      online with a different name and IP if it's blocked http://status.net/
    * VoIP over ad hoc mesh

I'm sure people can think of many more - the problem is that while the 
protesters are rejecting an overly centralized political system they 
continue to rely on overly centralized communication networks and services.

John More wrote:
> In another grassroots organization in which I am involved in the US, 
> any leader who joins the government must resign the position.  It is 
> an important principle for keeping independence.
>
> John More
> morej1 at mac.com <mailto:morej1 at mac.com>
>
> SCANNED BY NORTON ANTI-VIRUS.
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2011, at 10:29 AM, cveraq at gmail.com 
> <mailto:cveraq at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When you are in government you are not more independent.. So you have 
>> to resign to ISOC chapter direction!
>>
>> CVQ
>> Mensaje enviado desde mi terminal BlackBerry® de Porta
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
>> Sender: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org 
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>> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:26:03
>> To: Khaled KOUBAA<khaled.koubaa at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>>
>> Cc: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
>> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>>
>> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] FW: [Egyptian chapter
>> - issue?]FW:Egyptblocking Facebook & Twitter
>>
>> Tarek was an ISOC Trustee 1999-2002.
>> The chapter was created long before he joined the government.
>> http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/board.php?id=35
>>
>> best,
>> veni
>>
>> On 1/28/2011 10:21, Khaled KOUBAA wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Just to let you know some of the history : The actual minister of ICT
>>> in Egypt has been in the ISOC Board and the Egyptian chapter has been
>>> created before he become involved in the government. ( Lynn may
>>> correct me if I am wrong)
>>> It is also very difficult at different level if those applied for a
>>> chapter are working in the government or not.
>>>
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