Future is open
How open hardware and mesh networks can help save lives
Valent Turković, Crisis Innovation Lab
FERIT 25.04.2018.
valent@otvorenamreza.org
@valentt
2003. Osijek Wireless association
2010-2013. Fusion Linux (Fedora Remix)
Distowatch top 10 - Ranked 8 in November 2010
2013. #labOS hackerspace
2011. Project Open Network
2013. Wifi in flames / thunder
Huge thanks to HrOpen!
And now for something completely different...
And now for something completely different...
... yet very familiar.
Taken on September 18, 2015
Beli Manastir, Croatia
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Taken on September 20, 2015
Opatovac near Serbian border, Croatia
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Taken on 25th of September 2015
Opatovac refugee camp, Croatia
Taken on 27th of October 2015
#labOS hacklab, Osijek, Croatia
Refugee camp Slavonski Brod
Bapska, border crossing with Serbia
Asylum center in Kutina
Lessons learned
- KISS (Murphy's Law)
- Crisis (idiot) proof
- Autonomy (Battery and solar)
- Scalable (Mesh routing and software defined networking)
- Remotely monitored and managed
First open source, autonomous, rugged, wifi router for Crisis situations
Our path so far
and where we go from here?
Can you make money
with open hardware?
135 employes
$75M profit
$1M sold via Kickstarter
Prusa i3 MK2
Best 3D printer of 2016
Business model
1. Apply for patent
3. Profit
2. ???
How many patents does Rimac Automobili hold?
0
Turn key hardware solutions
Software defined networking in cloud
Hackaday.com/prize
Google Summer
Of Code
Questions?
Thank you!
Contact us:
www.meshpoint.me
info@meshpoint.me
How open hardware and mesh networks can save lives (Crisis Innovation Lab @ Ferit 25.04.2018)
By Valent Turkovic
