Is it open source?

joecool1029 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Meshcore isn't, the firmwares are proprietary. Meshtastic is, but they whine about trademark stuff all the time and cry when anyone mentions Meshcore in their channels. LoRa radios themselves are all proprietary Semtech turf. I guess it's possible to run over 2.4ghz but the range predictably sucks compared to 900mhz.

	▲	jeromegv 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Meshcore is open source. It’s « some » of the apps that are not. https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore

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subscribed 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What, protocol? Basic apps? Yes.

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11 hours ago | parent [-]

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iamnothere 11 hours ago | parent [-]

It’s “open” but not libre or patent unencumbered.

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jolmg 10 hours ago | parent [-]

That's interesting. That's the first time I've seen a "[deleted]" comment. IIRC, HN would just disallow deleting if somebody replied. Maybe this is from replying on an already deleted comment.

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iamnothere 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think it still does, but maybe we found a bug. I might have commented at the same time they deleted?

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joecool1029 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Probably Meshtastic people sending DMCA takedown lol. I could imagine HN moderation would have to delete it.

	▲	jolmg 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It was my comment. I deleted it, but I was surprised to see the ghost of my comment. Deleted it because it was a shallow complaint about LoRa being proprietary. However, looking closer, it's not that bad. The physical layer is unavailable, but the link layer protocol spec is downloadable by anyone. Meanwhile, DASH7, an open-source alternative, requires you to be accepted into the alliance before letting you download the spec. Might be a simple thing, but they do advise requesting membership with a company or university email.