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(DIR) Post #AaLPnEhnljJesT9sG0 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-02T01:36:18Z
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Redoing this poll due to a suggestion by @kilroy_was_here ...What name do you like best for a non-profit #FOSS community for Ham Radio? Think Apache incubator but for Ham plus other open-source services and resources for the community.FYI I have both the dot com and dot org as well as the hyphenated and non hyphenated versions of the below. Please mention which variant you prefer in comments.#Ham #HamRadio #Amateur #AmateurRadio #RF #Radio #Foss #Floss #OpenSource #Programming
(DIR) Post #AaLQ2Ur40YozJ8ld20 by rchrd@mastodon.online
2023-10-02T01:39:06Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here Going HAM
(DIR) Post #AaLjsQIe5TGrMr8tN2 by holgerschurig@emacs.ch
2023-10-02T05:21:22Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here In most non-english languages there is no "ham", and therefore no bacon either to be associated with our hobby.In german, we call us "Funkamateur" (Funk = sparc, comes from the original spark transmitters). It's basically like the english radio, just that the german. "Radio" normally means an FM or DAB+ radio. It's purely a receiver.And "Amateur" stems from greek (or latin, unsure), it means "lover of".No pigs to be seen here :-)Even more bad: for weird reasons the term "bacon" has a bad connotation is muslim countries. They think that a pig is something bad, not to be eaten. I would therefore never name a supposedly international organization with "beacon" in its name. With "ham" I could at least argue that this is just the english word and doesn't have anything to do with pig meat.
(DIR) Post #AaLlDmW8mGniJHCdu4 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-02T05:36:25Z
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@holgerschurig Yea thats a good point actually... I'm leaning towards FLEAR s the organization name.. the other two domains might make sense as projects underneath it.@kilroy_was_here
(DIR) Post #AaLmLOYrpTTQHZflMe by ted_dunning@mastodon.social
2023-10-02T05:49:01Z
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Free and Libre implies a rejection of the Apache and MIT/BSD licenses.Why start there?@freemo @kilroy_was_here
(DIR) Post #AaLmVNMBAA7hRTUs1g by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-02T05:50:49Z
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@ted_dunning Huh, what do you mean? Apach, MIT, and BSD are all examples of FLOSS licenses@kilroy_was_here
(DIR) Post #AaLoiS3bCMDZh1AXWS by diresock@freespeechextremist.com
2023-10-02T06:15:38.470359Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here I would've dropped the "amateur" part from "Free & Libre Engineers for Amateur Radio".EFLR - Engineers for Free & Libre Radio
(DIR) Post #AaLpJ2hORTehlDELQW by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-02T06:22:14Z
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@diresock @kilroy_was_here Any particular reason? Do you think a non pronouncable acronym works better?
(DIR) Post #AaLq5iDdNJ5sQsWC2q by diresock@freespeechextremist.com
2023-10-02T06:31:03.001936Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here Makes it sound a bit more professional IMO, but mostly dropping the "amateur" part, since that is inherently limiting, and sets the organization up to not being taken seriously, "literal amateurs so who cares?" is what I would think.There's nothing "amateur" about people with great technical skill working on a passion project, I've seen some very impressive things in my own field built by hobbyists.That's my take.
(DIR) Post #AaLqH3Q0tZhrMqiVRQ by mike_k@mstdn.social
2023-10-02T06:33:04Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here flear sounds like fear to me, & while I like (no, love), while I love bacon, I can see those names putting a lot of people off for various reasons.I have nothing better to hand, but my 2c worth.
(DIR) Post #AaM6QgTQeolYMqvc2q by freepeoplesfreepress@qoto.org
2023-10-02T09:34:05Z
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@freemo @kilroy_was_here Dear Dr. Freemo: My choice would be:FLEAR.org Free & Libre Engineers for Amateur Radio
(DIR) Post #AaMVCrpu73T4PKwucS by kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town
2023-10-02T14:11:43Z
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@diresock @freemo Uhhhhhhhhh, don't know how to tell you this except by posting the Wikipedia article.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radioThat is the specific thing that this thing would be focused on.
(DIR) Post #AaMYdWS21tfVlSBWRk by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-02T14:50:07Z
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@freepeoplesfreepress Thanks!@kilroy_was_here
(DIR) Post #AaO5uP3GHkWtNqDROC by diresock@freespeechextremist.com
2023-10-03T08:37:42.547709Z
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@kilroy_was_here @freemo Uhhhhhhhhh, don't know how to tell you this, calling something "amateur" does not instill confidence.You can use the term "Ham Radio" instead.Source: literally the first line in the link you provided.image.png