[pskmail] Re: Developers
- From: Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:07:47 +0100
Hi Rein,
Good stuff on your "to do" list there!
Regarding the aprs relaying I have seen that too, it was quite useful
then but shouldn't be there of course.
Moving the client to another environment is interesting. I am the
"visual" kind of programmer so I prefer a real RAD tool to emacs and a
makefile... Choosing that environment can then be quite tricky. Perhaps
we should discuss our basic requirements for that environment and the
results we hope to achieve. Also, its good if the selected environment
match the developers skills.
A few requirements I can think of just now:
1. Multi platform support.
The client should be able to run on several different operating systems.
It should either use a virtual machine, such as Java and .Net, or the
tool should be able to compile the same code for different target OS's
(such as freepascal/lazarus).
2. GPL
I like to see GPL everywhere.
3. RAD
A visual editor is a must. Placing objects on forms in pure code slows
down development. Working in a real integrated IDE is prefered (visual
designer completely integrated).
4. Future proof
This is difficult of course.
5. Object oriented
Preferably we should be able to model using UML and at least generate
the classes and their respective methods.
Had a few more here but gotta run (time for lunch)...
73 de Per, sm0rwo
mån 2008-01-14 klockan 21:27 +0100 skrev Rein Couperus:
> Hello all,
>
> yes, it is rather quiet here.
>
> I have enough ideas for going further, and I'd like your comments about it.
>
> * First there are still some quirks (also caled bugs) which have to be sorted
> out:
> - The server relays APRS messages sent by another server on the same
> frequency. This
> requires a change in the linklayer protocol for APRS messaging, and there
> must also be a bug
> in the 'link list check', as the other server cannot possibly in the link
> list.
>
> Then there are some things changing in the background which must be
> accomodated
>
> * I have been experimenting with the new hamlib rigctld, which is a rig
> control server
> which can be operated via a tcp link. I want to use it for pskmail and tlf.
> This makes
> it possible to use grig and pskmail at the same time.
>
> For the future there is another development which may be interesting for us:
>
> * WA5ZNU (Leigh) has written a PSK31 modem in Java, which is completely
> decoupled from
> the GUI. Via a tcp socket it provides connection to the GUI, and the
> interface incorporates
> data for the warterfall and the quality indicator.
>
> This development enables to incorporate the function of fldigi (you are using
> waterfall, rx window and
> quality indicator) into the pskmail GUI. if we can (in the process) rewrite
> the protocol engine and the
> GUI in C++ or Java we could open the project for users of other operating
> systems as well, which
> would no doubt create a broader user base. Of course we would also need to
> incorporate PSK63, 125
> and 250 in the modem part.
>
> There could be 3 devt. teams working on this, one for the modem, 1 for the
> protocol layer and 1 for the GUI.
>
> Then we would need a load of people to handle the user documentation....
>
> I would probably leave the server in perl, in order to be able to change it
> quickly, and add new stuff like
> telnet, Delay Tolerant Networking and an unproto convers channel.
>
> Things to do on the server:
>
> * Logging of transmitted frames
> * Better on-the-fly changing of the transmission speed (only push the button
> on the client)
> * A 'signalling channel' to send command strings between server and client
> (at the moment embedded in the
> data stream).
> * telnet socket via the rf link to control the server when your internet is
> down (PI4TUE is 20 km from my qth :)
>
> As you see, there is enough work to be done, these are just some of the wild
> things that come to my mind now :)
>
> Hw?
>
> 73,
>
> Rein PA0R
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:29:03 +0100 (CET)
> "Per Crusefalk" <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The list is too quiet for me now so I decided to try to change that ;-)
> >
> > I have started to get settled at my new QTH (it only took abt 6 months)
> > and that means I have started to have some time for ham radio once agn. I
> > have started looking at what I would like to improve on the project and
> > have just added tls auth for using googles smtp server with pskmail. I am
> > also thinking abt what I can do next. If there are others out there that
> > would like to participate then I just want to mention a few words about
> > how you may do so.
> >
> > As this is an open source project you can just download the source and
> > start, you can also use the project subversion server where all the latest
> > stuff should be available. Subversion is a revision control system and
> > more info on that is available here:
> > http://subversion.tigris.org/
> >
> > The project subversion repository has a web interface here:
> > http://www.crusefalk.se/websvn/
> >
> > If you prefer to use a real client for subversion then the url for that is:
> > svn://www.crusefalk.se/websvn
> >
> > Also, I'm curious abt what you would like to see done next? What could be
> > done better and what essential feature may be missing?
> > I know we have the wiki for these things but perhaps its easier to discuss
> > it here first and then post on the wiki?
> >
> > 73 de Per, sm0rwo
> >
> > P.s. Developers are essential, even Steve Ballmer realizes that:
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6304687408656696643
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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