As a reaction on his email, I will volunteer to help if there is an
intrest in two separate Howto's.
Martin
PD1AJE
The Netherlands
On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Benedict P. Barszcz wrote:
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>
> On 12 Apr 99, at 9:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >
> > Hello all,
>
> > There are a few reasons why I'd like to abandon the HAM-HOWTO in its
> > current form.
>
> Hi all,
> While I was translating AX25-HOWTO into Polish I have noticed
> how lengthy the document was and how difficult it must be both for
> the author and for the translators to maintain and keep it updated.
>
> My suggestion would be to split the original ax25-howto into at
> least two other howtos: ham-protocols-howto and ham-drivers-
> howto. Perhaps there exist even more damark lines along which
> one could devide all of the material contained in the current
> (outdated) ax25-howto but that's what comes to my mind at the
> moment.
>
> I don't suggest that every packet radio protocol should have its own
> howto because it would be pointless - they usually go through one
> and the same hardware interface, be that a baycom modem or a
> tnc or a soundcard. And you configure them almost at the same
> time. So having them in one howto is a good thing.
>
> But a separate ham-drivers-howto would be a good starting point for
> those who want to get their linux box speak to their meticulously
> soldered:-) hardware.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately I cannot volunteer to help with the creation of any of
> the howtos - lack of the necessary expertise.
>
> If we are looking for a substitution of a HAM-HOWTO, however,
> then I see this site as a good candidate to pave the way:
> http://www.casema.net/~aba/.
>
>
>
>
> regards,
>
> "73" and have a nice day.
> Benedict P. Barszcz
> KB2QZV, Linux and packet radio fan.
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