Look4Sat remade for rPi

[kampji]

Hi @rt-bishop ,

I love your app and really wanted a way to use it on an rPi touchscreen I had, so I created a new codebase compatible with Raspberry Pi OS. I thought you might want to check it out: https://github.com/kampji/Look4Sat-rPi

I used “Look4Sat” in the repo name as a nod to your app. If you’d rather I didn’t, just let me know and I'm happy to rename it.

Thanks for everything you've built.

- kampji

[rt-bishop]

Hey there!

Wow, this absolutely made my day! Thank you so much for sharing this!

First of all, please don't worry about the name. I'm genuinely happy that you're using it as a nod to the original project. I think it's wonderful that you've taken the idea and brought it to a completely different platform. The fact that Look4Sat inspired you to build something of your own is incredibly flattering, and honestly, it's one of the nicest things that can happen to an open-source project.

I absolutely love what you're doing, and your designs are stunning! It's so exciting to see the project evolve in a different direction and reach hardware that I hadn't originally designed it for.

I'm also thinking of adding an "Associated projects" section to the Look4Sat README (and probably into the app as well) and would love to feature your Raspberry Pi version there. It seems it would be a nice way to help people discover your work and show that these projects are connected through a shared idea, while each bringing something unique to the table. I'll do that tomorrow as I'm currently working.

I really believe we can learn from each other and exchange ideas, and I'd love to see where your project goes. Open source is at its best when people build on each other's ideas, experiment, and take them somewhere new.

Thank you again for the kind words and for building something so lovely. I'm genuinely happy and flattered that Look4Sat played a small part in inspiring you. Keep up the amazing work!

All the best,
Arty M7LNB

[kampji]

Arty,

Thank you so much for your kind and gracious reply! I should have said in my original post, this was largely an AI generated codebase, I wanted to see what it was capable of and was both shocked and impressed with the result; it was too cool to not share.

I am not a frontend developer, so I really can't take credit for your very nice comment on stunning designs (that's all you!).

Your app was an inspiration nonetheless. I spent hours trying to find a decent satellite tracker for the rPi screen. I went through gpredict, all the various browser based trackers, and with all the lags and display issues kept thinking, "I wish I could just use Look4Sat on this." Here we are.

The "Associated Projects" idea is wonderful and I'm touched that you'd mention it! I was thinking of calling out your app more prominently in the rPi version. That will be my next update.

I'll keep adding to Look4Sat rPi as I think of new things, and I will keep Look4Sat on my phone forever.

Sincerely,
Jill