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Is it open source?

by noja 8mo ago

Is it open source?

subscribed 8mo ago
What, protocol? Basic apps? Yes.
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  - iamnothere 8mo ago
    It’s “open” but not libre or patent unencumbered.
    - jolmg 8mo ago
      That's interesting. That's the first time I've seen a "[deleted]" comment. IIRC, HN would just disallow deleting if somebody replied. Maybe this is from replying on an already deleted comment.
      - iamnothere 8mo ago
        I think it still does, but maybe we found a bug. I might have commented at the same time they deleted?
      - joecool1029 8mo ago
        Probably Meshtastic people sending DMCA takedown lol. I could imagine HN moderation would have to delete it.
        jolmg 8mo ago
        It was my comment. I deleted it, but I was surprised to see the ghost of my comment. Deleted it because it was a shallow complaint about LoRa being proprietary. However, looking closer, it's not that bad. The physical layer is unavailable, but the link layer protocol spec is downloadable by anyone. Meanwhile, DASH7, an open-source alternative, requires you to be accepted into the alliance before letting you download the spec. Might be a simple thing, but they do advise requesting membership with a company or university email.
      - ErroneousBosh 8mo ago
        I've seen a couple in this post overall. Strange. How would you reply to an already-deleted comment? I guess the "comment" still exists but the content is deleted, and then if I click <Reply>, you delete your comment, and I post my comment, some sort of really slow race condition occurs.
joecool1029 8mo ago
Meshcore isn't, the firmwares are proprietary. Meshtastic is, but they whine about trademark stuff all the time and cry when anyone mentions Meshcore in their channels. LoRa radios themselves are all proprietary Semtech turf. I guess it's possible to run over 2.4ghz but the range predictably sucks compared to 900mhz.
- jeromegv 8mo ago
  Meshcore is open source. It’s « some » of the apps that are not. https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore

Is it open source?

by noja 8mo ago

Is it open source?

subscribed 8mo ago

What, protocol? Basic apps? Yes.

deleted 8mo ago
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- iamnothere 8mo ago
  It’s “open” but not libre or patent unencumbered.
  - jolmg 8mo ago
    That's interesting. That's the first time I've seen a "[deleted]" comment. IIRC, HN would just disallow deleting if somebody replied. Maybe this is from replying on an already deleted comment.
    - iamnothere 8mo ago
      I think it still does, but maybe we found a bug. I might have commented at the same time they deleted?
    - joecool1029 8mo ago
      Probably Meshtastic people sending DMCA takedown lol. I could imagine HN moderation would have to delete it.
      - jolmg 8mo ago
        It was my comment. I deleted it, but I was surprised to see the ghost of my comment. Deleted it because it was a shallow complaint about LoRa being proprietary. However, looking closer, it's not that bad. The physical layer is unavailable, but the link layer protocol spec is downloadable by anyone. Meanwhile, DASH7, an open-source alternative, requires you to be accepted into the alliance before letting you download the spec. Might be a simple thing, but they do advise requesting membership with a company or university email.
    - ErroneousBosh 8mo ago
      I've seen a couple in this post overall. Strange. How would you reply to an already-deleted comment? I guess the "comment" still exists but the content is deleted, and then if I click <Reply>, you delete your comment, and I post my comment, some sort of really slow race condition occurs.

joecool1029 8mo ago

Meshcore isn't, the firmwares are proprietary. Meshtastic is, but they whine about trademark stuff all the time and cry when anyone mentions Meshcore in their channels. LoRa radios themselves are all proprietary Semtech turf. I guess it's possible to run over 2.4ghz but the range predictably sucks compared to 900mhz.

jeromegv 8mo ago
Meshcore is open source. It’s « some » of the apps that are not. https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore