[chirp_users] Why Isn't Chirp In The Main Repository Of Linux Distros?

[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

Chirp in Debian and Ubuntu is many years old and not maintained.


>     On 08/10/2020 04:14 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
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> 
>     CHIRP is in Debian.
> 
>     Maybe you're using the wrong distribution?
> 
>     73
> 
>     DR
>     N1EA 
> 
>     On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 00:52 Glenn K0LNY <glennervin at cableone.net mailto:glennervin at cableone.net > wrote:
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>         > >         Hi,
> >         I've added the DanSmith repository enough times now that I can do it without looking for the exact syntax.
> >         But I keep wondering why Chirp is not in all Linux stable repositories.
> >         I mean that if I want something like speech-dispatcher, I don't need to add a repository to get it.
> >         As popular as Chirp is, can't it just be in all Linux repositories?
> >         Thanks for any info, I have been web searching for an explanation as to why this is in general, but I have only gotten a history of repositories without really explaining an answer to my question.
> > 
> >         Glenn
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