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eHam Forums => Remote HF Station Control => Topic started by: AA7IS on February 16, 2023, 04:33:20 PM

Title: RigPi Open source?
Post by: AA7IS on February 16, 2023, 04:33:20 PM
I purchased 'rigpi' from MFJ in download format.
I now have a copy of the .img file.
I'm wondering if I've purchased something that can legally be given away to others no charges??
Just wondering considering that it's stolen/borrowed software from many other sources and since the stuff isn't really open source,
How are we to know what's theirs (MFJ) and what belongs to everyone (real open source) ?

After all MFJ has the term OPEN source! all over the page and act as if they are only giving out a complete copy of this source as a favor for a FEE.

I now am in possession of the source (that MFJ say's is open) am I not?

Would MFJ argue in court that they really didn't mean open source?

Just speculating out loud here, because the folks at MFJ have pretty much dropped the ball on any sort of support for this "open source software"
Title: Re: RigPi Open source?
Post by: W3NR on February 16, 2023, 05:16:26 PM
https://github.com/hlnurse/rigpi

Ed W3NR
Title: Re: RigPi Open source?
Post by: W7XTV on February 16, 2023, 05:55:16 PM
https://github.com/hlnurse/rigpi

Ed W3NR

The comments here are interesting, to say the least.  The author says it's "open source, but not free," and has yet to upload the source code.  He claims to have it licensed under GPL 3.0, but if he's not providing the source, he is in violation of that license. 

Seeing as all these comments are from 2022 and there is still no code, it seems to me that he intends to keep it proprietary, despite the license and statements to the contrary.  His excuse of needing help holds no water.

https://github.com/hlnurse/rigpi/issues/5
Title: Re: RigPi Open source?
Post by: AA7IS on February 18, 2023, 09:08:54 AM
I don't feel sorry for them that it's openly available on DropBox now lol.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ht0dbdb764cc5q/Rigjon.zip?dl=0

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Yes this is being violated!!