Ruby/Rails Meetup - Inside DogOnRails - A Wifidog Auth Server w/ Joe Bowser - Jun/2 @ The Network Hub
Posted by Gerald on May 8, 2008
Join us for the Vancouver Ruby/Rails meetup on Monday, Jun/2nd at 7pm at the Network Hub. Vancouverite Joe Bowser will talk about “Inside DogOnRails - A Wifidog Auth Server - and the FreeTheNet.ca Project”.
Summary: Learn more about DogOnRails from the project lead. What’s DogOnRails? DogOnRails is an open source Ruby on Rails implementation of the WifiDog 1.0 protocol designed to be used with a customized version of the ROBIN software. DogOnRails acts as the dashboard for FreeTheNet.ca - a Vancouver Open Network Initiative Cooperative (VONIC) project connecting Canada one block at a time using Open-Mesh enabled wireless routers.
About Joe Bowser:
Joe Bowser is one of the co-founders of the Vancouver Open Network Initiatives Cooperative (VONIC), 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.
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Volunteer as a speaker for upcoming meetups. Add your talk to the wiki. Thanks!
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Here is how it works: Pay everyone a beer/drink at the Ruby Pub Nite (usually 10-20) and in return step on a chair and get your 3-5 minutes of fame to tell us all about your startup, job openings, etc. Win-Win for everybody! Cheers!
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More info and sign-up at the Vancouver Ruby/Rails June meetup event page.
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Questions? Comments? Send them along to the Vancouver.rb Mailing List/Forum. Thanks!
