Hello,

I'm Martin Herren - HB9FXX.

I'm a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I'm
also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related things and satellite reception in S-Band.
I'm mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am currently learning Go.

Despite my little spare time I'd be interested from time to time to
contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a
good starting point. I don't have much spare time so I don't know what the
best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from time to time. I'd be interested in learning more about
Debian packaging as well.

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I
neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5
years.
I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and AirspyHF
and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software not part of Debian.

So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how I
could best get started.

73s de Martin Herren

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku

<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m Martin Herren - HB9FXX.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I&#39;m also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related things and
satellite reception in S-Band.</div><div>I&#39;m mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am currently learning Go.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Despite my little spare time I&#39;d be interested from time to time to contribute
back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a good starting point. I don&#39;t have much spare time so I don&#39;t know what the best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from time to time. I&#39;
d be interested in learning more about Debian packaging as well.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m the au

Hello Martin,

Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to package applications and ask someone to sponsor your package.

Please read also the New Maintainer guide.

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

My free time is, unfortunately too limited but I read the group a I am here
to help :-)

Jaime, EA4K
jaime@debian.org


El vie, 9 sept 2022 11:03, Martin Herren <martin.herren@gmail.com> escribió:

Hello,

I'm Martin Herren - HB9FXX.

I'm a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I'm
also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related things and satellite reception in S-Band.
I'm mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am currently learning Go.

Despite my little spare time I'd be interested from time to time to contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a
good starting point. I don't have much spare time so I don't know what the best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from time to time. I'd be interested in learning more about
Debian packaging as well.

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5
years.
I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and AirspyHF and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software not part of Debian.

So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how I could best get started.

73s de Martin Herren

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku

<div dir="auto">Hello Martin,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to package applications and ask someone to sponsor your package.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please read also the New Maintainer
guide.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/">https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My free time is, unfortunately too
limited but I read the group a I am here to help :-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jaime, EA4K</div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:jaime@debian.org">jaime@debian.org</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><
div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El vie, 9 sept 2022 11:03, Martin Herren &lt;<a href="mailto:martin.herren@gmail.com">martin.herren@gmail.com</a>&gt; escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;
padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m Martin Herren - HB9FXX.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I&#39;m also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related
things and satellite reception in S-Band.</div><div>I&#39;m mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am currently learning Go.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Despite my little spare time I&#39;d be interested from time to time to
contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a good starting point. I don&#39;t have much spare time so I don&#39;t know what the best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from time to
time. I&#39;d be interested in learning more about Debian packaging as well.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m the author of QrssPiG <a href="https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig</a> for which I
neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5 years.<br></div><div>I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and AirspyHF and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software not part of Debian.<br><

</div><div>So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how I could best get started.<br><br></div><div>73s de Martin Herren<br><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for

your Pi: <a href="https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig</a><br><br>“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku</div></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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Thanks Jaime,

Just realized that this mailing list is open and anyone seems to be able to subscribe to it.

So as a first step I subscribed (using my protonmail address) which is
probably the best way to get to know the project and find a task to help
with.

Martin HB9FXX

On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM Jaime Robles <jaime@robles.es> wrote:

Hello Martin,

Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to package applications and ask someone
to sponsor your package.

Please read also the New Maintainer guide.

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

My free time is, unfortunately too limited but I read the group a I am
here to help :-)

Jaime, EA4K
jaime@debian.org

El vie, 9 sept 2022 11:03, Martin Herren <martin.herren@gmail.com>
escribió:

Hello,

I'm Martin Herren - HB9FXX.

I'm a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I'm
also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related things and satellite >> reception in S-Band.
I'm mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am
currently learning Go.

Despite my little spare time I'd be interested from time to time to
contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a
good starting point. I don't have much spare time so I don't know what the >> best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could >> help with from time to time. I'd be interested in learning more about
Debian packaging as well.

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I
neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5
years.
I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and
AirspyHF and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software
not part of Debian.

So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how I
could best get started.

73s de Martin Herren

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke
Kahanamoku

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku

<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks Jaime,<br><br></div>Just realized that this mailing list is open and anyone seems to be able to subscribe to it.<br><br></div>So as a first step I subscribed (using my protonmail address) which is probably the best
way to get to know the project and find a task to help with.<br><br></div>Martin HB9FXX<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM Jaime Robles &lt;<a href="mailto:jaime@robles.es">jaime@robles.
es</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Martin,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to
package applications and ask someone to sponsor your package.</div><div dir="auto"><br></di

Hi Martin,

Re: Martin Herren

Despite my little spare time I'd be interested from time to time to contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a
good starting point. I don't have much spare time so I don't know what the best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from time to time. I'd be interested in learning more about
Debian packaging as well.

There are no formal tasks that we could hand out, you have to find
something yourself.

Usually people start by doing something that's their personal
interest. Perhaps there is a package that you are using that has a bug
or is missing a feature you'd like. Or go through the list of open
bugs in that package and check if they still apply (and then mail
"yes/no" to the bug so others know).

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5
years.

Is that something that would be interesting to have in Debian?

73,
Christoph DF7CB

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Hello,.as Christoph was saying, working in a tool that you use is the best thing to do as it will provide an additional motivation.

El sáb, 10 sept 2022 18:27, Martin Herren <martin.herren@gmail.com>
escribió:

Thanks Jaime,

Just realized that this mailing list is open and anyone seems to be able
to subscribe to it.

So as a first step I subscribed (using my protonmail address) which is probably the best way to get to know the project and find a task to help with.

Martin HB9FXX

On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM Jaime Robles <jaime@robles.es> wrote:

Hello Martin,

Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to package applications and ask someone
to sponsor your package.

Please read also the New Maintainer guide.

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/

My free time is, unfortunately too limited but I read the group a I am
here to help :-)

Jaime, EA4K
jaime@debian.org


El vie, 9 sept 2022 11:03, Martin Herren <martin.herren@gmail.com>
escribió:

Hello,

I'm Martin Herren - HB9FXX.

I'm a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I'm
also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR related things and satellite >>> reception in S-Band.
I'm mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and
am currently learning Go.

Despite my little spare time I'd be interested from time to time to
contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a
good starting point. I don't have much spare time so I don't know what the >>> best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could >>> help with from time to time. I'd be interested in learning more about
Debian packaging as well.

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I
neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5
years.
I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and
AirspyHF and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software >>> not part of Debian.

So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how
I could best get started.

73s de Martin Herren

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke
Kahanamoku

--
QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku

<div dir="auto">Hello,.as Christoph was saying, working in a tool that you use is the best thing to do as it will provide an additional motivation.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El sáb, 10 sept 2022 18:27, Martin
Herren &lt;<a href="mailto:martin.herren@gmail.com">martin.herren@gmail.com</a>&gt; escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks Jaime,<br><

</div>Just realized that this mailing list is open and anyone seems to be able to subscribe to it.<br><br></div>So as a first step I subscribed (using my protonmail address) which is probably the best way to get to know the project and find a task to

help with.<br><br></div>Martin HB9FXX<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM Jaime Robles &lt;<a href="mailto:jaime@robles.es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jaime@robles.es</a>&gt; wrote:
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Martin,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best thing is to fix bugs and/or to package
applications and ask someone to sponsor your package.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please read also the New Maintainer guide.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My free time is, unfortunately too limited but I read the group a I am here to help :-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Jaime, EA4K</div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:jaime@debian.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jaime@debian.org</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El vie, 9 sept
2022 11:03, Martin Herren &lt;<a href="mailto:martin.herren@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">martin.herren@gmail.com</a>&gt; escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,
204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m Martin Herren - HB9FXX.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m a Linux user since 1997 and for many years mostly using Debian. I&#39;m also a radio amateur mostly interested in SDR
related things and satellite reception in S-Band.</div><div>I&#39;m mostly a C++ developer and tester. Also work a lot with Python and am currently learning Go.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Despite my little spare time I&#39;d be interested from time to
time to contribute back to Debian and amateur radio related packages might be a good starting point. I don&#39;t have much spare time so I don&#39;t know what the best approach would be. Probably there could be specific tasks/bugs I could help with from
time to time. I&#39;d be interested in learning more about Debian packaging as well.<br><br></div><div>I&#39;m the author of QrssPiG <a href="https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig<

for which I neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5 years.<br></div><div>I also contributed 3 minor fixes upstream for bladeRF, Airspy and AirspyHF and also sometimes contribute to other (radio related) software not

part of Debian.<br><br></div><div>So if you think there might be things I could help with let me know how I could best get started.<br><br></div><div>73s de Martin Herren<br><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: <a
href="https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig</a><br><br>“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku</div></div></div>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">QrssPiG, a QRSS grabber for your Pi: <a href="https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig</a><br><br>“The best surfer out there is
the one having the most fun” -- Duke Kahanamoku</div>
</blockquote></div>

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Hi again,

now that i'm subscribed to the mailing list no need to add me in copy anymore :)

On Sunday, September 11th, 2022 at 11:57 AM, Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org> wrote:

or is missing a feature you'd like. Or go through the list of open
bugs in that package and check if they still apply (and then mail
"yes/no" to the bug so others know).

Definitively worth to go through the list.

I'm the author of QrssPiG https://gitlab.com/hb9fxx/qrsspig for which I neither have much time but is still maintained and improved for over 5 years.

Is that something that would be interesting to have in Debian?

Long term yes. As of my understanding of Debian release mechanisms, once in Debian it will be harder to change the upstream version to a new one. So maybe wait a little for some more maturity of the project.

Going through the RFP list i saw rx_tools is listed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=841022

Petter Reinholdtsen already did some initial packaging work in 2016.
Is he still around on this list ? If yes i'd be interested to know why it has been abandoned. Just lack of time or interest or any more serious issues ?

This could be a first packaging project that shouldn't be too hard. My only concern would be that it doesn't seem maintained upstream anymore. It is definitively a useful tool when working with scripts that interface various SDR receivers. Some don't
have a cli tool (SDRPlays...) or not always convenient to use in automated scripts (BladeRF...).

Thanks and best regards,

Martin

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Re: Martin Herren - HB9FXX

Is that something that would be interesting to have in Debian?

Long term yes. As of my understanding of Debian release mechanisms, once in Debian it will be harder to change the upstream version to a new one. So maybe wait a little for some more maturity of the project.

Yes and no. No because you can simply upload whatever new version you
have to unstable, and be done. Yes because "stable" means versions in
there are usually not updated except for bug fixes, so anything you
upload should have a quality level that you are confident with to have
"frozen" in a release.

Going through the RFP list i saw rx_tools is listed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=841022

Petter Reinholdtsen already did some initial packaging work in 2016.
Is he still around on this list ? If yes i'd be interested to know why it has been abandoned. Just lack of time or interest or any more serious issues ?

I'd suspect lack of time, but that's just a guess.

This could be a first packaging project that shouldn't be too hard. My only concern would be that it doesn't seem maintained upstream anymore. It is definitively a useful tool when working with scripts that interface various SDR receivers. Some don't

have a cli tool (SDRPlays...) or not always convenient to use in automated scripts (BladeRF...).

I haven't use these (or the rtl_* variants) yet, but it seems
interesting to have around as a tool. I'd say go for it unless we have
some alternative available in some other package.

73,
Christoph DF7CB

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