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CoovaChilli is an open-source software access controller for captive portal hotspots.
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Is the coova project dead? #561

Open xewonder opened 1 year ago

xewonder commented 1 year ago

Hi,

Been using coova for years and I appreciate all the work done so much!

But now, it looks like the developers/contributors are not helping much... the mailing list is not working. Users are helping each other but if you have a bigger problem, "good luck"?

Is this project dead and should we look for alternatives?

sevan commented 1 year ago

The list is down because I haven't done anything about DMARC which would just mean messages not reaching all list members. I don't have a setup to test changes to confirm the impact of proposed changes/ability to reproduce reported issues. Then there's the realisation that you're working on software to implement toll gates, why help enable such a thing? If your business relies on open source software to operate toll gates, perhaps try to support the project with resources or step forward to sponsor.

gareth41 commented 1 year ago

Hardly anyone is really using captive portals anymore, especially where there’s highspeed unlimited internet access available from ISP’s. A lot of places now just have open wifi, or are setting a WPA2 key and giving this out. Loads of Café’s around NZ are doing this now, they used to use captive portals to control data usage, now there are very few doing this as ISP’s are no longer imposing any data caps with mostly everywhere having better than 100MBps fiber. The same goes for accommodation businesses, no captive portals at most places any longer – the ones I looked at were just using a WPA2 key which they gave out to guests – you can watch Youtube and Netflix as long as you like with no wifi time/data limits. This is in NZ but its going to be a similar situation in other countries also where these cheap highspeed internet available. Cook islands still have a lot of places using captive portals with data/time limits as internet access there is delivered via Satellite and is expensive.

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xewonder commented 1 year ago

The list is down because I haven't done anything about DMARC which would just mean messages not reaching all list members. I don't have a setup to test changes to confirm the impact of proposed changes/ability to reproduce reported issues. Then there's the realisation that you're working on software to implement toll gates, why help enable such a thing? If your business relies on open source software to operate toll gates, perhaps try to support the project with resources or step forward to sponsor.

I am working on software to enable people to get internet that they would otherwise not get. In any case it's nobody's business but mine. I chose coova-chilli to support us because it has been (and still is) a great product... unless you run into trouble.

However, it took 40 days to get a reply to this thread and it's not even an answer.

The question stands.... is there a future?

Thanks

sevan commented 1 year ago

I am working on software to enable people to get internet that they would otherwise not get. In any case it's nobody's business but mine.

I was talking about myself. You asked why "developers/contributors are not helping much".

xewonder commented 1 year ago

my original question was "Is this project dead and should we look for alternatives?"

and there is still not an answer...

It feels like I'm asking a question to some politicians..

its a yes or no.. is it, or is it not?

All the other points could be raised in the future... if there is one!

Thank you

0x1026 commented 7 months ago

Fun, joined 2024