Post AZmsonsgjLSb7VGK3c by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
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(DIR) Post #AZmqn5oGturwEnFk5w by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2023-09-15T09:21:46Z
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Why does my Raspberry Hotspot running on pi-star needs to have a Samba Server running? Yes, it's possible but it can also run a LDAP server. #hamradio #pistar
(DIR) Post #AZmqn6sYvRtZYOGgQC by PA0ETE@wokka.be
2023-09-15T09:23:56Z
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@rhaen Tell me more. I have had a PI-STAR setup as long as it exists, it has been operating almost flawlessly, and I don't even know what a Samba Server is.
(DIR) Post #AZmsonsgjLSb7VGK3c by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2023-09-15T09:46:39Z
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@PA0ETE I think complaining is highly unfair to MW0MWZ. He did all the best to make it a working product. There are several vendors that entirely rely on his distribution and it's very well supported. So all the kudos to them. But it's also a common pattern that we see here - sacrificing for comfort/ease of use. Let me check what's in there.
(DIR) Post #AZmtP4QQhGAkr8L0ka by PA0ETE@wokka.be
2023-09-15T09:53:14Z
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@rhaen I wrote I didn't know what it was, because the thing is called a Sambar Server if I am not mistaking :) But that is not a big issue. You can also use the parts of the system separately. For example the D-STAR part I know well can also be started command line. And you could install a separate dashboard with that. Before PI-STAR, I used the suite of Western D-STAR, and before that the distro that G4KLX distributed for D-STAR only. This is part of PI-STAR now, but can be startede separately.
(DIR) Post #AZmtUuD9aMeAumuWJc by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2023-09-15T09:54:13Z
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@PA0ETE So, he is doing a great job. I am just wondering about a few topics: Pistar repositories have no license files in it. So - I consider it in a grey area - and I am not really comfortable with that. It's also part of the forum and has never been closed. Reference: https://forum.pistar.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2271
(DIR) Post #AZmtpwtmmvYxKcsyo4 by PA0ETE@wokka.be
2023-09-15T09:58:06Z
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@rhaen I have owned a D-STAR hotspot for 10 years or so. It is 37W and has an antenna at 12 m heigh. To me it is a possibility to communicate on D-STAR a bit more comfortable than on the edge of the range of the nearest repeater. I switched to PI-STAR when it became available. It was so much more easy to install and maintain, I never gave it a 2nd thought. I am very much for open source, but not everyone who can program understands this enough to comply with everything.
(DIR) Post #AZmu3saVc3W612VmiG by PA0ETE@wokka.be
2023-09-15T10:00:37Z
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@rhaen I know of two 'derivatives' of PI-STAR (one Spanish, one American), I don't know they have evolved to become something like a fork yet, but they might also have objections to this and do or try to do this better. Apart from the proprietary and system specific OpenSpot software, I don't think there is a real alternative though.
(DIR) Post #AZmuCGv328v9nK7WvA by PA0ETE@wokka.be
2023-09-15T10:02:07Z
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@rhaen My Dashboard: http://dm.shorties.be The system consists of a D-STAR hotspot on 70 cm and a multiband FM repeater with output on 2 m which doesn't have it's own dashboard. At the same location I also have a 10m beacon on 28,302 MHz.
(DIR) Post #AZmuygPzX1oYmKg7IO by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2023-09-15T10:10:51Z
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@PA0ETE I entirely agree - I also highlight that pistar is working excellent. Now it's on me to decide if I want to go that route or if I want to be on my own. Use mmdvmhost and @DG9VH dashboard. (And probably live with some quirks)
(DIR) Post #AZmuztQGfPbDOuNtdg by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2023-09-15T10:11:06Z
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@PA0ETE Brilliant! Thanks!