On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 2:51?PM Steve Stroh N8GNJ via groups.io
<steve.stroh@...> wrote:
Codec 2 is licensed as LGPL-2.1 -
The primary developer of Codec 2 was David Rowe VK5DGR.
M17 Protocol specification () is copyrighted 2024 by M17 Project.
And the primary driver is Wojciech Kaczmarski SP5WWP, who is here on
the list, happily.
Basically, that M17 is open is singlehandedly causing people who do live open source to pay attention to Amateur Radio because with M17 they can now do (VHF / UHF) Amateur Radio that¡¯s compatible with their open source ethos.
That is bringing a lot of new people into Amateur Radio that previously had no interest.
Yeah, that¡¯s too wordy for a proper elevator pitch, but ¡°I didn¡¯t have enough time to write a short note, so I wrote a long one¡±. (Sorry, old writer¡¯s joke.)
No, but it's an important statement. Bringing new people in is
actually quite critical to the hobby, and people who *do* understand
"the codec and protocol are open and most code is under GPL/LGPL" is
the kind of people we need to keep the hobby moving forward. This is
good - I'm just trying to craft a pitch for those that *don't*
understand ... still leaning towards letting go of the rope. :-)
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