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[Steve Conklin <sconklin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 09/15/2011 10:39 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
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> their chosen distribution. I think that programs such as CQRlog now
> make Linux a platform of choice for hams.  I'm learning the darker
> corners of CQRlog and am impressed by its capability.  My thanks to you,
> Steve, for working with Petr and Martin to get it ready for packaging
> and to Kamal for packaging it and the other ham software for Ubuntu, its
> derivatives, Debian, and its derivatives.  Its your hard work that
> reflects well in Steve's column.
>
> 73, de Nate >>
>
It took a lot of work for cqrlog to be where it is (packaged for
debian/ubuntu), and Petr, Martin, and Kamal did a ton of development
work to get it there. Cqrlog is a world class logging application, and
I'm really happy that we have it.

What I did was really important, too but it wasn't that difficult. I met
Petr and Martin in a Prague cafe, and talked with them over dinner about
a lot of ham radio topics, but mostly about qsolog, and what was
required to get it packaged for Ubuntu. I basically pointed Petr to the
documentation, and to Ubuntu-hams as a resource. Petr ran with it.
Cqrlog was one of the more difficult packaging projects I'm aware of,
and I think it's fantastic that people dug in and got it done.

My point is that a couple of hours of mentoring and conversation in the
right situation can really help get applications into Ubuntu, and we can
all do that. Often for both developers and new users, all that's needed
is a pointer in the right direction and a friendly place to have
questions answered. Incidentally, Canonical paid for that dinner in the
interest of community advocacy, and I think it's clear what the return
value has been.

Incidentally, although it wasn't really a goal when we first talked
about the Ubuntu-hams team, it has turned out that a lot of upstream ham
application developers are active on the mailing list and IRC (including
Nate), and that's a great thing. To me it's an indication that Ubuntu is
becoming the Linux distribution of choice for amateur radio.

73, de Steve AI4QR