Hi Jeff,

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

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

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

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

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

And from this particular list:

- Others: Plebbit (in development), Riza, Freenet, Locutus, Mastodon, Lemmy, yggdrasil network, I2P, Holochain, libp2p, Diaspora, 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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