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From: "Steven R. Loomis" In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:31:01 -0500 Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <54da3df9-6c91-4df0-87ff-1975d536761d@blemings.org> To: Nate Bargmann X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3864.500.181) I have a dormant project [1] to add Node.js bindings for AX25 to be able = to write Node.js apps directly on AX25. My AX25 use is also dormant, but I would love to bring it back up = someday. User space makes a lot of sense for the reasons given. Since maintenance is a question though, perhaps it=E2=80=99s a question = of who would volunteer for making any change (beyond no change)?=20 > what could the AX25 stack in user space do that Direwolf cannot? =20 The AX25 stack would still attach to Direwolf so that connected AX25 = apps could run. [1]: = https://github.com/srl295/node-ax25-seqpacket/blob/add-actual-stuff/lib/ax= 25-seqpacket.js -- Steven R. Loomis K6SPI