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http://project-byzantium.org/

Yes, I would take a look at this mesh router OS that can run on thumb drives:

http://project-byzantium.org/

I thought something similar.

Maybe the best way is to decentralize the Internet even more. Wi-Fi routers to share neighbourhoods to neighbourhoods. That's what Project Byzantium is trying to accomplish.

Project appears to be dead. You might want to look into Byzantium. Probably exactly what you're looking for.

"I think you need to do a little remedial reading on the definition of OS and apps."

I think YOU need to practice a little remedial reading, PERIOD.

BYZANTIUM IS A LINUX DISTRO. It is not just an "app" that runs on Linux.

Quote from their own home page:

"Byzantium is a live Linux distribution..." [emphasis added]

Further, the original post linked to this page, which says they got their Byzantium Linux (not app) to run on the Raspberry Pi.

Holy crap, man, do you even read the stuff you're arguing about?

There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between an app and a Linux distribution. Further, a Linux distribution is not "just Linux".

"Byzantium is a set of applications which run on an OS (Linux).
Byzantium is not an OS, Linux is an OS.
You could port the Byzantium set of apps to another OS."

So what you're saying is that Ubuntu is not an OS. Debian is not an OS, nor Gentoo, or Suse? Is that what you're saying? Funny, but the people who actually make them disagree with you. Because while they all might be flavors of Linux, they are far from just "apps". Just about everybody calls them OSes, including the people who work hard to make and distribute them. And they are not 100% compatible with each other. They simply share the Linux core.

"I think you need to do a little remedial reading on the definition of OS and apps."

I think YOU need to practice a little remedial reading, PERIOD.

BYZANTIUM IS A LINUX DISTRO. It is not just an "app" that runs on Linux.

Quote from their own home page:

"Byzantium is a live Linux distribution..." [emphasis added]

Further, the original post linked to this page, which says they got their Byzantium Linux (not app) to run on the Raspberry Pi.

Holy crap, man, do you even read the stuff you're arguing about?

There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between an app and a Linux distribution. Further, a Linux distribution is not "just Linux".

"Byzantium is a set of applications which run on an OS (Linux).
Byzantium is not an OS, Linux is an OS.
You could port the Byzantium set of apps to another OS."

So what you're saying is that Ubuntu is not an OS. Debian is not an OS, nor Gentoo, or Suse? Is that what you're saying? Funny, but the people who actually make them disagree with you. Because while they all might be flavors of Linux, they are far from just "apps". Just about everybody calls them OSes, including the people who work hard to make and distribute them. And they are not 100% compatible with each other. They simply share the Linux core.

I think that's already been done:
http://project-byzantium.org/isc-grant-milestone-number-one-achieved/

Looks like these people are working on something similar:
http://project-byzantium.org/

Not just a Saudi problem - Obama thinks snooping on messages is just fine and dandy as long as it is not done to members of his Master Race. So far. May I once more bring people's attention to the Open and Free SMS encryption via the Textsecure Android app, and the disaster- (and government-) resistant mesh networking of Project Byzantium which now runs on a Raspberry Pi. They are becoming more and more relevant, and soon we shall have to switch to darknets to do anything non-commercial. Get with the program early, folks.

You think your country is immune to an internet clampdown? I suggest not. Centralised messaging services are a prime target for government shutdowns, so you need to be able to use decentralised ones and abandon the glitzy graphics. Of course, it helps to get this stuff downloaded and ready before the clampdown, and to be prepared to distribute it on USB sticks and CDs. Local hackerspaces are good for this.

May I recommend Project Byzantium which has a self-configuring mesh and messaging system, runs on PCs, Macs and even a Raspberry Pi, and is designed to cope with such "Byzantine Network Failures."

Sounds paranoid? Not so much in Turkey at the moment...

That's what Project Byzantium is for.

http://project-byzantium.org/

I have to wonder though, what's wrong with good old fashioned radios.

Email - this is for the volunteer department man...they have jobs to keep!

(yes I am joking - IANAF but I can't see what need they'd have beyond good radio either)

http://project-byzantium.org/

I have to wonder though, what's wrong with good old fashioned radios.