Step 1: Put a small linux core and skynetim on the device, drop it around other devices that can talk the skynet protocol, and auto connect them to a broader world.
Step 2: Share internet connection with other discovered stargates via 4G LTE, WiFi, or other interfaces installed on that stargate.
Step 3: Run all network traffic through encrypted stargate messaging.
Step 4: Deploy in rural areas to spread connectivity where needed most.
I'm so late on this that I've had to withdraw from the contest. Work is currently at a halt until December due to other obligations that came up, but I hope to dive into it with gusto at that time :
A little late, but the past two days have been hectic. I'm using #skynet for my communications network because it gives me the ability to have an open source private #IoT network with hardly any effort.
So, the past two days I've been building a plan for refactoring and implementing tests. Today I started building a new architecture to serve as the core of skynet and started writing tests for the sockets layer. This will also allow us to replace the underlying socket framework and work on a socket pool solution to get a more scalable system altogether.
On the other side, @michael.e.hoskins has been working on the logo, some UI, and a general theme to any portal work for the stargates system.