Oddbean

@42b2101c Side note, let me know if you want to discuss.... I am starting up a Ham radio open-source incubator, moving my projects into them, and starting a few new ones... let me know if youd like to collaborate on it potentially. This isnt a pay thing, though should we get donations it may turn into one.

@b05df304 This could be interesting. When I've landed employment, I will know how much time I'd be able to devote to such a thing. Open Source Amateur Radio software is how I'm on the air, mostly - things like FL-DIGI for most of the digi modes I play with, OpenSCAD to design my Cootie key (which I 3D printed), etc. A one-stop shop for amateur radio FOSS would be great. ARFOSS? HAMFOSS? Are you thinking a separate, but public, github/svn style thing, web driven, or something else? I'm not saying no.. I'm saying yes, but it'd have to be a side-gig that I can work on after normal work hours. Definitely intrigued.

@42b2101c When I’ve landed employment, I will know how much time I’d be able to devote to such a thing. Since this is open source if its something you want to be a part of you have no obligations. Put the time in you want, and feel free to pull back or lean into it as you feel you wish to. A one-stop shop for amateur radio FOSS would be great. ARFOSS? HAMFOSS? Still brainstorming the name… My thinking is open-source in ham is really lacking, so i want to encourage that. But also the state of software is very archaic with some huge issues that are very dangerous… I dont want to point them out in public as someone might exploit it, but one software related gap I could easily exploit to take down a amateur radio service across the entire globe and there would be no way to stop me even if i said what the exploit was… Its stuff like this that tells me there is a huge need for FOSS communities and incubators in HAM to push people to more open standards. Are you thinking a separate, but public, github/svn style thing, web driven, or something else? QOTO itself is a service basically for open-source STEM. So we provide a bunch of free stuff to help faciliatate that… It includes a GitLab instance with full Ultimate licenses for every user. I was going to use QOTO resources to host the software itself, and make this a group on that gitlab server. That said I wouldnt be opposed to hosting our own dedicated Gitlab server… but that would cost more as it is a hefty service. I’m not saying no.. I’m saying yes, but it’d have to be a side-gig that I can work on after normal work hours. This is open source, thats how it works, you commit whatever time you want day to day, no obligations other than to let the community know your availability at any time when possible if we rely on you for a deliverable thats all.

@b05df304 @42b2101c When someone without a license transmits a frequency, that's a big deal. When corporations use technology that interferes with an altimeter in an aircraft, that's just progress. The FCC is a problem and part of the reason why I prefer to use physical connections for everything possible.

@b05df304 @42b2101c They conveniently give detailed information on modems and,I think, links to the firmware. There's a lot that could be done. It would be lovely to have access to a laboratory to properly test and modify hardware or firmware. Now I just enjoy FPGAs and hardware Killswitches. At least I'm safe inside my Velostat padded cell.