Puff microwave CAD software now under GPL

Puff microwave CAD software now under GPL

[Pieter-Tjerk de Boer]

Hello,

For many years, radio amateurs have been using a nice MS-DOS program
called 'puff' for designing microwave circuits.
It was not expensive, and came with source code, which with some
effort could also be compiled on Linux; instructions for that have
been on my website for a number of years.

Recently, Leland C. Scott, KC8LDO, contacted the authors of Puff
and they agreed to release the code under the GPLv3 license.
They also gave us a PDF file of the manual.

Thus, we can now distribute a complete Puff package as free software,
and ready to compile on Linux. It is available on my website:
  http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~ptdeboer/ham/puff/

73, Pieter-Tjerk, PA3FWM

Re: Puff microwave CAD software now under GPL

[IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR]

ALCON,

    Very interesting news to hear! However, I am curious, what would be the
level of difficulty and likely probability of seeing this ported to MacOS?



V/R and 73,

Stuart, N3GWG


On 1/27/10 2:47 PM, "Pieter-Tjerk de Boer" <ptdeboer@cs.utwente.nl> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> For many years, radio amateurs have been using a nice MS-DOS program
> called 'puff' for designing microwave circuits.
> It was not expensive, and came with source code, which with some
> effort could also be compiled on Linux; instructions for that have
> been on my website for a number of years.
> 
> Recently, Leland C. Scott, KC8LDO, contacted the authors of Puff
> and they agreed to release the code under the GPLv3 license.
> They also gave us a PDF file of the manual.
> 
> Thus, we can now distribute a complete Puff package as free software,
> and ready to compile on Linux. It is available on my website:
>   http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~ptdeboer/ham/puff/
> 
> 73, Pieter-Tjerk, PA3FWM
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Very Respectfully,

IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR
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Re: Puff microwave CAD software now under GPL

[Bob Nielsen]

Fink lists a couple of available Pascal compilers for OS X (fpc,  
gpc).  I know absolutely nothing about Pascal, but it shouldn't hurt  
to give it a try.

73, Bob N7XY

On Jan 27, 2010, at 2:48 PM, IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR wrote:

> ALCON,
>
>     Very interesting news to hear! However, I am curious, what  
> would be the
> level of difficulty and likely probability of seeing this ported to  
> MacOS?
>
>
>
> V/R and 73,
>
> Stuart, N3GWG
>
>
> On 1/27/10 2:47 PM, "Pieter-Tjerk de Boer" <ptdeboer@cs.utwente.nl>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> For many years, radio amateurs have been using a nice MS-DOS program
>> called 'puff' for designing microwave circuits.
>> It was not expensive, and came with source code, which with some
>> effort could also be compiled on Linux; instructions for that have
>> been on my website for a number of years.
>>
>> Recently, Leland C. Scott, KC8LDO, contacted the authors of Puff
>> and they agreed to release the code under the GPLv3 license.
>> They also gave us a PDF file of the manual.
>>
>> Thus, we can now distribute a complete Puff package as free software,
>> and ready to compile on Linux. It is available on my website:
>>   http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~ptdeboer/ham/puff/
>>
>> 73, Pieter-Tjerk, PA3FWM
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>> hams" in
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>
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> Very Respectfully,
>
> IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR
> Las Vegas, NV / Beverly Hills, CA / Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC
> email: teners@bh90210.net (also carbon copies to my Blackberry)
>
> phone: +(1) 310.358.0202 (Beverly Hills, CA, forwards to mobile phone)
> phone: +(1) 215.338.6005 (Philadelphia, PA, voice mail only)
> E-Fax: +(1) 928.437.4505 (Telecopier, fax to email gateway)
>
> Amateur Radio Call Sign: N3GWG (Extra) / Marine Radio Operator  
> Permit (MROP)
>
> Government/Military email information:
>
> NIPRNET: stuart.tener@navy.mil (forwards to "us.army.mil" address  
> below)
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Re: Puff microwave CAD software now under GPL

[pa2hbn]

Hello Pieter-Tjerk,
Thanks for this good initiative.
I have only a little problem, I don't get the pictures in the .pdf manual.
(neither under windows nor under Linux)
Hope you can help.

Best 73,
Hans Boon, pa2hbn.

Pieter-Tjerk de Boer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For many years, radio amateurs have been using a nice MS-DOS program
> called 'puff' for designing microwave circuits.
> It was not expensive, and came with source code, which with some
> effort could also be compiled on Linux; instructions for that have
> been on my website for a number of years.
>
> Recently, Leland C. Scott, KC8LDO, contacted the authors of Puff
> and they agreed to release the code under the GPLv3 license.
> They also gave us a PDF file of the manual.
>
> Thus, we can now distribute a complete Puff package as free software,
> and ready to compile on Linux. It is available on my website:
>   http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~ptdeboer/ham/puff/
>
> 73, Pieter-Tjerk, PA3FWM
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