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--- about-us [2024/08/01 03:39] – [We are an experimental, federated, amateur radio packet network focused on creating a safe, inclusive, and diverse learning environment for anyone interested in participating in or driving the open development of amateur packet radio technologies.] kc2ihx
+++ about-us [2024/12/05 02:24] (current) – [Vision] kn6ylk
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-====== Mission ======
+====== About FARPN ======
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+===== Mission =====
-===== We are an experimental, federated, amateur radio packet network focused on creating a safe, inclusive, and diverse learning environment for anyone interested in participating in or driving the open development of amateur packet radio technologies.=====
+**We are an experimental, federated, amateur radio packet network focused on creating a safe, inclusive, and diverse learning environment for anyone interested in participating in or driving the open development of amateur packet radio technologies.**
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+===== Vision =====
 ===What do we mean by federated?===
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 ===What do we mean by inclusive?===
-If you have an interest amateur radio packet networks, licensed or not*, that means you! We will try our best to meet any and all accessibility requests so long as it doesn't compromise community safety. If something is not working for you, it's not working for us!
+If you have an interest in amateur radio packet networks, licensed or not*, that means you! We will try our best to meet any and all accessibility requests so long as it doesn't compromise community safety. If something is not working for you, it's not working for us!
 (* of course, you'll need an amateur radio license to be able to get on the air with us!)
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 A long term project goal of ours is to develop, implement, and distribute free and open source software tools, standards, and protocols related to packet radio for the amateur radio community. Our software, standards, and protocols will be licensed such that any downstream implementation must remain free and open.
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+==== Proudly Making the Amateur Radio Inclusivity Pledge ===
+//We affirm and promote the participation of ALL licensed amateurs in our hobby and service who celebrate the diversity of race, color, sex, range of abilities, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, fursona, age, national origin, religion (or lack thereof), marital status, socioeconomic status, and physical characteristics represented in our community//
+see more about at the [[https://www.amateurradioinclusivitypledge.org|ARIP webpage]]