It's one thing to do a proof-of-concept and roll out some files and then say "have a nice day but no support is provided". All too often I see that in the technology and experimentation world, which may be fine for some, but less than ideal for other, less technical folks. Doug has gone way beyond that point by not only doing the proof-of-concept but also providing a number of scripts to make the install smooth on the BBB (my BBB install was SO much easier than my first ACID install). Beyond that Doug has set up a very detailed web site to answer just about any question one might have about setting up Allstar on a BBB. But above even that effort Doug has explained many of the various configuration facets of Allstar that previously had been something of a mystery. He not only explained some things in his BBB web page that were simply not all the clear before related to general Allstar setup, but when asked (and I for one did ask several questions of him) he responded to those questions with clear, concise responses. Aside from the BBB-specific documentation itself, his web site is an excellent learning experience related to Allstar configuration overall. Experimentation is certainly a cornerstone of ham radio and all those who have put forth these various solutions on different platforms are to be commended for the efforts, as some of us don't have the expertise or time to do that ourselves but still wish to be involved in this new technology. It just seems to me that Doug went the extra mile to put together the BBB setup (after more than a little testing on the RPI platform first) then provide significant and detailed documentation to help all of us. Thanks Doug for your extra efforts in this regard. -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 2/5/15, Robert Newberry <N1XBM@amsat.org> wrote: Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Raspberry pi status To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Date: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 8:39 AM I'm not sure why some has to get ridiculous with the German goose step references. I personally appreciate all of the work Doug and I'm sure others have put into the BBB. It's cheap and you can have a basic node and even a few more advanced features on the air in less than an hour for cheap money. My BBB has been rock solid and Doug and others on this list have provided support that has gone above and beyond anything I expected! With that said if someone wants to experiment that's great and I like to do the same things. I've been on this list for a while and I kept hearing about the BBB and never considered it until recently. I can tell a lot of work went into that. There are some advanced features that have been scripted so all you have to do is follow the prompts. An example would be using a powered USB hub and making a image onto another USB flash drive while your system is live. This is great since my system is at a remote site. So I can make a complete image remotely so if I loose a micro sd card. I can insert a new one and restore my card again. It would be great to see advances using the RPi since that is what ham radio is about. Bob / N1XBM -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.