BOF/Unconference
Reticulum Community Meetup: Implementations, Migration, and Future
<p>Reticulum is a cryptographic mesh networking stack gaining attention for off-grid and emergency communications. The original Python implementation recently reached v1.0 but its maintainer has stepped back from public engagement, and the license prevents distribution in Debian, F-Droid, and major package managers.</p>
<p>This session brings together Reticulum users and developers to discuss practical migration paths. We will attempt live switching between implementations: Python Reticulum, RetiNet (AGPL fork), and the Rust rnsd daemon. Participants can bring laptops to test interoperability and identify friction points.</p>
<p>Discussion topics: current state of implementations (Python, Rust, C++ microReticulum, Go, Zig), community coordination without upstream, documentation gaps, embedded device support, and real-world deployment experiences.</p>
<p>Bring your RNodes, or laptops with Reticulum installed. No prior Reticulum experience required for observers.</p>
<p>Project: https://codeberg.org/lgh/Reticulum-rs/src/branch/daemon-mode
Original Reticulum: https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum
RetiNet (AGPL fork): https://codeberg.org/skyguy/retinet</p>
<p>Lora Settings</p>
<p><code>[[interfaces]]
name = "FOSDEM LoRa"
type = "RNodeInterface"
interface_enabled = true
port = "/dev/ttyUSB0"
frequency = 864200000
bandwidth = 125000
txpower = 5
spreadingfactor = 10
codingrate = 6</code></p>
Additional information
| Live Stream | https://live.fosdem.org/watch/ud2.119 |
|---|---|
| Type | bof |
| Language | English |
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