[Xastir] 'Owning' station ID?

[Rich Hall]

jeff at aerodata.net reportedly babbled:
> Rick:
>
>>From a technical standpoint, "mainstream" APRS operates in a different
> reality then accepted packet radio practices we used years ago.
> Understand, the basic design philosophy of it was to take off the shelf
> equipment in 1994, plug a GPS in it (in UI mode) and have it work, sorta
> kinda. Little to no attention was ever paid to the transport layer, and to
> this day, anyone that does offer suggestions for improvement (on the RF
> side) is typically slapped down and/or has to start their own project
> seperate from APRS.
>
> I've found taking horse tranquilzer's helps me understand the APRS design
> philosophy much better... slamming your head on a brick wall (or
> discussing this on APRSSIG for a day or two) would have a similar effect,
> but take alot longer. It is crystal clear to me.  ;-)
>
> That much being said, there is the room and ability to do things your way.
> This (xastir) is one of the best groups in APRS, in the sense they have a
> open mind and are willing to try new things. Its why I became a ham.

I agree the group is one of the best APRS groups around.. and yes we tend to think
differently - Outside the MS Windoze box .. we all run REAL OS's..

-R
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