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> The schematics and PCB layout have not been released, so the OTG messenger is not an open-source hardware project yet, but Trevor says it may become open source if there’s enough positive interest from the community. My disappointment is immeasurable.
The author doesn't owe you anything though.
> The schematics and PCB layout have not been released, so the OTG messenger is not an open-source hardware project yet, but Trevor says it may become open source if there’s enough positive interest from the community. My disappointment is immeasurable.
What is the licensing issue with this? It is like Ham radio license ? Something else? India has started banning drones outright and walkie talkies are banned unless you have prior police verification. I think they demand that radio exam, Morse and all but im not sure. Where does this fit? Is it like cellular connection?
There is no licensing issue, you can use LoRa without a licence (like Wi-Fi) in a few bands depending on the country / zone you're in (915MHz, 868MHz, 433MHz…). You have to respect duty cycles restrictions (not emit more than 1% of the time, for example) though if you're not listening to avoid collisions.
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I had the e61. Also a lovely piece of hardware. Lasted a long time until the feature phones tarted dying.
I had a Singapore version of the E61, which included WiFi (unlike the US versions of the E61 where I live), and cosmetically was all-silver color (no odd-looking gray buttons). It was such nice physical hardware, one could type messages very rapidly. It was also very durable. (I bounced it off pavement 2-3 times, and literally only got a few scratches.) I would love a solid trustworthy opensource Linux handheld in pr…
The pavement, you mean?
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There is no licensing issue, you can use LoRa without a licence (like Wi-Fi) in a few bands depending on the country / zone you're in (915MHz, 868MHz, 433MHz…). You have to respect duty cycles restrictions (not emit more than 1% of the time, for example) though if you're not listening to avoid collisions.
isn't also that all communication is required to be unencrypted?
> The schematics and PCB layout have not been released, so the OTG messenger is not an open-source hardware project yet, but Trevor says it may become open source if there’s enough positive interest from the community. My disappointment is immeasurable.
It means they're still looking into productising it themselves, and they won't release the schematics until a) they've got a shipment to sell, or b) they give up on dealing with the chinese scammers they're currently negotiating with.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I had a Singapore version of the E61, which included WiFi (unlike the US versions of the E61 where I live), and cosmetically was all-silver color (no odd-looking gray buttons). It was such nice physical hardware, one could type messages very rapidly. It was also very durable. (I bounced it off pavement 2-3 times, and literally only got a few scratches.) I would love a solid trustworthy opensource Linux handheld in pr…
> literally only got a few scratches The pavement, you mean?
I think the pavement just disappeared on contact.
> The schematics and PCB layout have not been released, so the OTG messenger is not an open-source hardware project yet, but Trevor says it may become open source if there’s enough positive interest from the community. My disappointment is immeasurable.
"enough positive interest from the community". I don't understand that. How much work is it to release? If I make software I can see that if I hacked a giant crap of code together that I would want to clean it up before releasing it to public and save my self the embarrassment knowing I could do it better. However with hardware, you generally need to get it somewhat right or it doesn't work at all and you can't fix i…