AmateurRadio

Amateur Radio Special Interest Group

If you are a ham radio operator or a fedora packager/maintainer that is interested in getting some radio related packages in the the Fedora package collection add your name to the members section or send an email to bob@fedoraunity.org with the subject "SIG: Fedora Hams"

Mission

Goal: To improve the Fedora collection by adding packages for amateur radio (Ham Radio) operators and SWLs.

Members

• BobJensen / KC0WYC
• Lee Lorentz / WB0TRA
• Lars Noldan / W9ZEB
• ChrisLumens / KG6CIH
• JohnBabich / KA3QNK
• SindrePedersenBjordal / Packager, Contact me for packaging assistance/suggestions
• Charles Amey / KC8HFI
• JeremiahO'Neal / WE6JBO
• SteveConklin / AI4QR
• Harish Pillay / 9V1HP
• Leigh L Klotz, Jr. / WA5ZNU
• RandyBerry / N3LRX
• LucianLanga / YO6PLB
• Neville Cross / YN1V
• Jeffrey Wacaser / N0ADD
• Matt McKenzie / K6LNX
• JeroenVanMeeuwen / Packager and Package Reviewer - Hit the mailing list or add me to the CC: of a Review Request
• ThomasEllis / 2E0TRE
• DavidCantrell / KB1PCX
• Michael McCarthy / W1NR
• John McDonough / WB8RCR
• EricDeering / KE5YOT
• Bronson Reed / KD8FJI
• JensMaucher / DB3MJ
• Mohamad Faizul Zulkifli / 9W2PJU

Packages

• Packages

Tasks

• Most important: Work with upstream application developers to get more software updated for modern Linux distributions
• Package and test applications
• Submit packages for review
• After packages are accepted in to Fedora create a Fedora Hams SIG Spin

Status

• 2007/11/13: Start of the SIG page.
• 2007/12/xx: Work on Packages and gauge community interest.
• 2008/01/06: Start mailing list.
• 2008/02/22: Formally announce the SIG.

Communication

• Mailing List
• #Fedora-Hams on the freenode IRC network

References

• http://radio.linux.org.au/
• http://wiki.debian.org/DebianHams
• Avoiding BSD v. GPL licensing issues