Ahh yes, the same "be patient" story that was told about rptDir ...

Because you know, that's how ALL the best open-source projects work.   
They hold back code in case "hackers" might see it, and store it in a  
closed YahooGroup's Files area.

Nate


On Oct 4, 2009, at 4:04 PM, ham44865 wrote:

> Most of the Open G2 has been released at
> sourceforge: http://dstardextra.sourceforge.net/
> under GPL
>
> The rest of it is being installed at multiple sites
> with either our RPTR/gmsk program that controls a
> GMSK RF modem(adapter,node,...)
> or all ICOM G2 software (dsgwd, dsipsvd) removed
> and our Open G2 (dstar_g2_gwy, dstar_gw_sync) installed instead
> to control/talk to the ICOM repeater controller hardware
> using the ICOM repeater-controller protocol between
> the G2 and the ICOM repeater-controller.
>
> A little patience too.
> In the "Files" area of
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/D_STAR_Open_Source
>
> ...
> We will wait a little longer so that the software can be
> presented at the International Fair this November,
> so that it does not get copied by someone else
> and presented as their own software.
> ...
> We have seen attacks from hackers trying to mess up
> the source code package.
>
> So, have some patience folks, 100% of it will be released
> at sourceforge.
>
> We must make sure that it works 100% on the ICOM
> repeater-controller.
> It already works with a GMSK RF modem(adapter, node,...)
> but the discovery of the protocol that is
> used between the G2 and the ICOM repeater-controller hardware
> makes it so much more exciting.
>
> Currently we are busy taking "orders" and installing it
> around the country at multiple ICOM G2 hardware sites
> and also home-brew(GMSK) Linux systems.
> We must pay attention at the ICOM G2 hardware protocol,
> because there will be only one version of the Open G2
> and it will have an option in its configuration file
> to run either with a GMSK modem(adapter,node,...) on
> home-brew Linux PC's or on the ICOM controller hardware.
>
> We know you've waited 5 years or so for another group
> to release an Open Gateway, which of course we
> do not believe it will ever happen, jugding from
> the "BINARY only" attitude that these other groups have.
>
> At least, with our group, you have seen a completely
> OPEN SOURCE ADD-ON linking tool "dextra_srv" that links
> DSTAR G2 gateways to OPEN SOURCE DSTAR Reflectors and
> you have seen a completely OPEN SOURCE DSTAR Reflector
> software(dextra_reflect), all of that at
> http://dstardextra.sourceforge.net/ under GPL,
> while other groups keep giving you the BINARY stuff to run.
>
> 73
> The D_STAR_Open_Source group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/D_STAR_Open_Source/
>
> 

Nate Duehr
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