I've posted before about my use of a Raspberry PI 4 as a portable, DC powered PC for digital modes. With the release of the new Bullseye OS, I decided to give the new HamPi 2.0 build a try instead of "rolling my own" like I have in the past. While it is super cool that W3DJS has preinstalled a lot of the opensource / freeware software for ham radio operators, it is also super shitty that he includes a fake usage license that also includes a copy of BOINC and expects you to continue to run it if you're using his "distro" (which is really just a saved image of Bullseye with all the software installed). I'm not going into all the details of why BOINC is a bad idea for low, DC power operators, but the fact that he "insists" that you run this crap if you use his image is just plain annoying.
I'm wiping this image and going back to a regular PI install with the apps I want, installed myself. It really is easy to do. I'm not supporting, nor will I condone the HamPI project as long as it comes with garbage.
I'm wiping this image and going back to a regular PI install with the apps I want, installed myself. It really is easy to do. I'm not supporting, nor will I condone the HamPI project as long as it comes with garbage.