[ooni-dev] M-Lab docs

[Stephen Soltesz]

On 06/13/2013 11:17 AM, Meredith Whittaker wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Here's a collection of useful M-Lab docs. These may not answer everything,
> but they'll be a good start. Please let Stephen and me know what can be
> augmented and clarified. (Note that we're updating our website, so there's
> a non-zero chance that some of these links will die in the next couple of
> weeks. I'll try to remember to update.)
> 
> *Contact us: *
> *
> *
> *Email:* Meredith Whittaker: mereditrachel at google.com
> 
>  Stephen Soltesz: soltesz at opentechinstitute.org
> 
> *GitHub:* Meredith: meredithmeredith
> 
>    Stephen: [I don't know, Stephen?]

stephen-soltesz https://github.com/stephen-soltesz

> 
> *Contact form* (just in case): http://measurementlab.net/contact
> 
> 
> *Documents: *
> 
>    - Platform architecture
> doc<http://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/HowtoContributetoM-LabServerInfrastructure.pdf>.
>    The intended audience is hosting partners (who donate
>    space/power/connectivity/hardware).
>    - Policies and procedures for
> approval<http://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/SubmissionguidelinesforM-Labexperiments.pdf>of
> new experiments. Note that I wrote this, and that it may not be
> specific
>    enough, but I can answer any questions. Note that OONI has been approved as
>    meeting these criteria per the Steering Committee process.
>    - Server map <http://measurementlab.net/mlab_sites>. Get a look at the
>    global M-Lab footprint.
>    - List of existing
> M-Lab<http://measurementlab.net/measurement-lab-tools>measurement
> tools. Code repos and documentation for individual tools should
>    be linked from here. If they're not, let me know and I'll add this.
>    - Access existing M-Lab data <http://measurementlab.net/data>, tarballs
>    and BigQuery.
>    - Blog post describing the process to visualize data using
> BigQuery<http://dmadev.com/2012/11/19/visualizing-m-lab-data-with-bigquery/>,
>    a good introduction both to the tool and the data structure. If you'd like
>    whitelisted access to M-Lab data on BigQuery, let me know and I'll make it
>    happen.
>    - Founding document<http://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/mlab_intro_and_server_requirements.pdf>,
>    which will give you background on M-Lab's founding motivations. Many of the
>    facts quoted here have changed (e.g. number of servers), but as history
>    this is instructive.
>    - Existing visualizations <http://measurementlab.net/visualization>,
>    which are fun and may be instructive.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Meredith
>