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To: "Steven R. Loomis" , Nate Bargmann Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org References: <54da3df9-6c91-4df0-87ff-1975d536761d@blemings.org> Content-language: en-US From: jj In-reply-to: Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit I have actual RF ports with ax25/netrom/tcpip connectivity to our MARCAN packet system on vhf 1200b and I'm willing to do any real-world testing if needed.. On 2026-04-18 22:31, Steven R. Loomis wrote: > 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’s a question of who would volunteer for making any change (beyond no change)? > >> what could the AX25 stack in user space do that Direwolf cannot? > 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/ax25-seqpacket.js > > -- > Steven R. Loomis > K6SPI > >