FLOSS Weekly Episode 835: Beeps and Boops with Meshtastic
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Summary
In this episode of FLOSS Weekly, Aaron and Jonathan speak to Ben Meadors and Garth Vander Houwen about the open-source mobile mesh networking tool, Meshtastic.
Originally developed as a passion project, the tool was created to allow for communication between mobile devices without using cellular data or relying on network operators.
Since their last conversation with Ben and Garth, the project has introduced a number of updates, including a new feature that allows users to connect to the platform via a web browser, a new modular architecture and a range of new gateways to enhance accessibility.
Looking to the future, Ben and Garth reveal that the project plans to begin providing official hardware to run the platform, introduce new APIs and protocols, and launch more partnerships in the coming months.
