Congrats guys! I've had a small glimpse into the immense amount of work that has gone into this and really looking forward to taking it for a spin. Exciting!
On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Andrew Reynolds wrote: > Thanks James, > > The Commotion team is excited about the new developer release of the > Commotion platform. We have already received several bug reports and > feature requests following our initial DR1 binary upload a few days ago. > This has helped us take steps towards bringing this from the current, > unstable nightly build to a stable release. > > The focus of this release has been to improve Commotion’s usability, so > that both developers and users without extensive background knowledge in > mesh networking can get a mesh network up and running. This lack of > usability has historically been a barrier to implementation and > experimentation. > > The goal of this release is to provide opportunities for a wider > community of testers, including security and application developers, to > experiment with the Commotion platform. This release itself does not > have strong security, but contains tools and APIs to develop secure > applications. We are looking forward to working with developers in our > community to develop secure tools on top of this platform. > > While we have implemented new security features that differentiate this > release from our last, users should carefully read the warning label, > located on our Download page, before using the software in a situation > where security is required. The warning will be updated to reflect the > current audits once we have completed thorough testing and evaluation of > the new release. > > Commotion development is ongoing. We currently have a multi-year > development roadmap > < > https://code.commotionwireless.net/projects/commotion/wiki/Hackday-Roadmap-Notes > > > that lays out all the planned features we will implement. We strongly > invite constructive feedback, contributions, and experimentation with > our software <https://github.com/opentechinstitute/commotion-openwrt>. > We are working hard towards our full version 1.0 release which we are > aiming to land towards the end of this year. > > -andrew > > On 03/21/2013 03:47 PM, James Losey wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I wanted to share that OTI released Commotion Beta, free, open source, > > wireless networking platform this week. This “Developer Release #1” (DR1) > > makes Commotion’s technology available for testing and feedback and is > > freely available from the project website: www.commotionwireless.net. I > > would encourage you to check it out, but please head our caution that > this > > release is BETA and thus should not be used for mission-critical and/or > > sensitive communications until version 1.0 is released. This release > > includes: > > > > - A fully integrated web-interface in addition to traditional > > command-line access. > > - QuickStart setup wizard > > - A set of core libraries that will form the backbone of a common > > network management interface across Commotion platforms > > - An application portal that makes it easy to announce and discover > > authenticated local social applications > > - A debugging tool to provide one-click error reports for network > > maintainers > > > > There are also security features including basic network encryption, > which > > brings mesh networking up to the level of security expected from today’s > > wireless networks. Commotion adds an additional layer of security by > > allowing the use of network keys and application signing through the use > of > > The Serval Project’s http://www.servalproject.org/ Serval daemon, > making it > > easier to identify bad-agents posing as legtimate services. These > features > > form the foundation for the Commotion security features under active > > development. Again, this is beta and *not* for sensitive communications > at > > this time. > > > > If you want to try setting up your own network, interested in providing > > feedback or just want to learn more head over over to > > www.commotionwireless.net. > > > > Best, > > James > > > > > > RELEASE: OTI Launches Commotion Beta: Free Wireless Mesh Network > Software > > Commotion Technology Revolutionizes Community Wireless by Providing a > Safe, > > Low-Cost Option > > *Published: * March 20, 2013 > > > > Washington, DC — The New America Foundation's *Open Technology > > Institute <http://oti.newamerica.net/> > > *(OTI) announced today the public release of Commotion Beta - a free, > open > > source, wireless networking platform. This “Developer Release #1” (DR1) > > makes Commotion’s technology available for testing and feedback and is > > freely available from the project website: > > *www.commotionwireless.net<https://commotionwireless.net/> > > *. Please note that Commotion is in Beta and should not be used for > > mission-critical and/or sensitive communications until version 1.0 is > > released. > > > > Commotion is a cutting-edge open-source communications software platform > > that uses laptops, mobile phones, and other Wi-Fi devices to create > > decentralized, wireless “mesh” networks. Commotion interconnects devices > > directly to one-another in a peer-to-peer manner to form a “spider web” > of > > connectivity. > > > > “Commotion Beta is a transformative technology - the culmination of years > > of research and development by hundreds of developers around the globe,” > > said New America Vice President and OTI Director Sascha Meinrath, who is > > the founder of Commotion Wireless. “Commotion is an incredible resource > for > > empowering communities and constituencies worldwide, helping with a > variety > > of different needs, from spreading low-cost connectivity, securing > > communications, and enhancing disaster-response.” > > > > Commotion Beta adds new usability enhancements and features that simplify > > mesh network setup and reduce the difficulty of network maintenance. DR1 > > contains a fully integrated web-interface in addition to traditional > > command-line access. Among the new technical features in DR1 are a > > QuickStart setup wizard, a set of core libraries that will form the > > backbone of a common network management interface across Commotion > > platforms, an application portal that makes it easy to announce and > > discover authenticated local social applications, and a debugging tool to > > provide one-click error reports for network maintainers. These features > > will be ported to the Android, Linux, and OS X clients over the next > > quarter. > > > > The DR1 release also includes key security features, beginning with basic > > network encryption, which brings mesh networking up to the level of > > security expected from today’s wireless networks. Commotion adds an > > additional layer of security by allowing the use of network keys and > > application signing through the use of The Serval Project’s > > http://www.servalproject.org/ Serval daemon, making it easier to > identify > > bad-agents posing as legtimate services. 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