VanLUG - Mon, 26 May 2008
Vancouver Linux Users Group
http://www.vanlug.bc.ca
Embedded Mesh to the Web: the Technology Behind FreeTheNet
Joe Bowser
Mon, 26 May 2008 7:30 - 9:00 pm
BCIT, Building SW3, Room 1750
* Note the different venue for this meeting *
Ever since people have been able to hack embedded devices, people have
been trying to add web interfaces to these devices with some success.
This talk will examine the revolution of these interfaces interfaces
from simple dashboards to larger, more elaborate services which can
deliver specialized geo-specific content to the person who is using
the system. this talk will examine in particular the case study of
FreeTheNet.ca, the local Vancouver Community Wireless Mesh initiative,
and how it used both embedded and web technologies to create a
different type of application.
About our speaker:
Joe Bowser is one of the co-founders of the Vancouver Open Network
Initiatives Cooperative, and FreeTheNet.ca, a Community Wireless Mesh
Network in Vancouver, BC. Joe's current day job is working at Nitobi
Software, where he works with JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, and other
open source technologies. Joe has also taken very active roles in
other not-for-profits, such as volunteering at Free Geek Vancouver,
and Spartacus Books, and is committed to Open Access to information
and the Free Software movement.