On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 10:31:05PM +0000, Luca Filipozzi wrote: > On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 01:31:33AM +0000, Luca Filipozzi wrote: > > "With your help, the RIPE NCC is building the largest Internet measurement > > network ever made. RIPE Atlas employs a global network of probes that > > measure > > Internet connectivity and reachability, providing an unprecedented > > understanding of the state of the Internet in real time." [1] > > > > Hi, > > > > In [2], I asked whether any DD would be distributing RIPE Atlas probes at > > DC14. > > Since the answer appeared to be 'none', I took it upon myself to become a > > RIPE > > Atlas Ambassador [3]. At DC14, there will be fourteen RIPE Atlas probes v3 > > [8] > > available for distribution. As a probe host [9], you would deploy the > > probe at > > your home or place of work (get permission!): USB power and an Etherent > > port is > > all that's needed. > > Three of the fourteen probes are spoken for. > > Off to a good start. > > But we can do better! > > Please reply indicating that you'll host a probe.
Eight of fourteen probes are spoken for. Steve Langasek doesn't need six probes at his house. Help me help Steve! Please reply indicating that you'll host a probe. > > In exchange for hosting a probe, you earn 'credits' [5] that you can spend > > on > > custom measurements. For example, with the credits I earn from my one > > probe, I > > measure ping to planet.debian.org from 20 other probes around the world, > > giving > > me a sense of latency to that website by users in different parts of the > > world. > > My DSA colleagues (Martin, Peter and Tollef) like this so much that they've > > become (or are in the process of becoming) probe hosts, too! > > > > Ideally, these fourteen probes would find homes on autonomous systems [4] > > that > > have no active probes, thereby maximizing their benefit to the RIPE Atlas > > project. If you are willing to host a probe, please send me a reply > > indicating > > your AS number [6]. If I get more than 14 replies, I'll rank the requests > > by > > count of probes on the AS as determined by querying the RIPE Atlas data [7]. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Luca > > > > [1]: https://atlas.ripe.net/ > > [2]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/05/msg00711.html > > [3]: That's "His Excellency" to you! :) > > [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_System_%28Internet%29 > > [5]: Full disclosure: as an Ambassador, I don't receive any additional > > credits > > for probes that I distribute. > > [6]: Visit http://bgp.he.net/ from a machine on the network where the probe > > would live to determine the AS number. > > [7]: https://atlas.ripe.net/results/maps/network-coverage/ > > [8]: http://probev3.ripe.net/ > > [9]: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/ > > > > -- > > Luca Filipozzi > > http://www.crowdrise.com/SupportDebian > > > > -- > Luca Filipozzi > http://www.crowdrise.com/SupportDebian > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss -- Luca Filipozzi http://www.crowdrise.com/SupportDebian
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