diff --git a/blog/_posts/2023-11-13-goodbye-pistar.md b/blog/_posts/2023-11-13-goodbye-pistar.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8e19519 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2023-11-13-goodbye-pistar.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: GoodBye PiStar +layout: post +date: 2023-11-13 14:49:44 +tags: Blog +excerpt_separator: +--- + +I have taken the PiStar page offline; because I have taken my PiStar offline. + +The story is long...but the short version is I cannot in good conscious continue to use a product where I do not support +the developers. The Pi-Star devs alienated me a long time ago when they closed the doors on the idea of being open. + +I had some hope for the W0CHP project; but they are just as self-centered egotistical our-way pricks as the Pi-Star crew. + + +This currently means the two primary ways of using MMDVM hotspots are developed by people who should not be involved in ham radio. I kept hearing about openness...people kept screaming about proprietary software. + + +Well...this hobby is not open. All the software projects are closed. No one wants help. + +In short...I am questioning the entire idea of radio. diff --git a/nodes.md b/nodes.md index 0caae9a..7140e60 100644 --- a/nodes.md +++ b/nodes.md @@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ order: 6 This is an absolutely gross hack of CSS and may look bad on your screen size. Sorry.
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