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##Why Airchat?
## Why Airchat?

Because we strongly believe communications should be free, Free as much as the air itself and all the waves should be. Free for everyone everywhere, free for those oppressed, free for the poor, free for the dissident, free for those living out of the boundaries of the infrastructure created for those who were lucky enough to have more than others.
And free...well... because sometimes the non-free infrastructure itself fails.
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it feels great...fucking great.


##Quick Start
###Software Setup
## Quick Start
### Software Setup

####FreeBSD 10
#### FreeBSD 10
From a fresh server install:
```
# pkg install make
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```# pkg install fldigi-3.xx.xx```


####Windows
#### Windows
Install Strawberry Perl >= 5.18 (the portable zip version fits well for example)
from [http://strawberryperl.com/](http://strawberryperl.com/download/)

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Then install fldigi from: http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html

####Linux (Debian / tested also on Ubuntu Trusty)
#### Linux (Debian / tested also on Ubuntu Trusty)
Install some needed stuff:

```
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(running fldigi requires a graphical environment)


####MacOS X
#### MacOS X
* Get XCode.
* Launch XCode and bring up the Preferences panel. Click on the Downloads tab. Click to install the Command Line Tools. Check you got 'make' installed.
run:
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CPAN Terminal> i HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI::PreFork --skiptest
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##General Notes
## General Notes
Airchat runs by default on port 8080, connect your browser to http://localhost:8080.

####READ THE CODE.
#### READ THE CODE.
If you find some problem running AirChat, please try updating modules and linked libraries. we've found some issues related to outdated implementations. (like '500 Bad arg length for Socket6::unpack_sockaddr_in6, length is 16, should be 28'happening in Ubuntu Precise when enabling the Twitter gateway).

###Fldigi Setup
### Fldigi Setup
run `fldigi`.
skip everything if you want but you must configure audio devices to make it work with your capture device and your audio output device. Test if it's working capturing audio signals and playing audio and that's all.

(Note: keep your fldigi updated always)

###Hardware Setup
### Hardware Setup

Radio transceivers usually come with many different interfaces, Each brand deploys different connectors even within their own range of models and sadly there's usually no standard which they follow.

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