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I love mesh networks, and love the 1999 WAP standard. After I started thinkering with MeshCore I realised text is fun but what about the internet? WAP 1.x was built to be sent over SMS... this might work. Taking my WAP-over-SMS project and two ESP32s and voila!
WAP internet (all you actually need) over a fully decentralized network!
I assume interesting MeshCore stuff isn’t off-topic here?
Yeah meshcore uses the same radios and frequencies but the way the mesh forms and operates is different. It seems that the people that use it really like it but meshtastic is way more popular where I am at the moment.
its both closed source for LoRa chips itself are not open source…yes a there is a attempt out there to reverse engeneer LoRa and make it work via SDR and GNU-radio, but rn its not compatible with most chips out there.
Yeah meshcore uses the same radios and frequencies but the way the mesh forms and operates is different. It seems that the people that use it really like it but meshtastic is way more popular where I am at the moment.
Is it compatibel with all the stuff that runs meshtastic?
Nope similar but separate firmware. If you mean hardware then yes most radios that work with meshtastic will work with meshcore
Isn’t meshcore proprietary and not open source?
So, it’s kinda mixed. The firmware is open source, while the mobile apps are freemium based.
MeshCore is working on an open source one right now. And there is more and more nodes popping up.
Personally I hope both protocols can play nice and we can have a good big mesh instead of two competing communities. Kinda like the fediverse :)
Withholding source/charging for apps isn’t exactly playing nice imo
The Android and iOS apps were not open source, but there is a new app called meshcore-open that is open source.
no, it’s fully free and open sourced
Depends what part of it you are considering. The mobile apps are “free” but not OSS.
There is a new 3rd party mobile app that’s fully FOSS.
I don’t know honestly
its both closed source for LoRa chips itself are not open source…yes a there is a attempt out there to reverse engeneer LoRa and make it work via SDR and GNU-radio, but rn its not compatible with most chips out there.