ZigFisher (u/ZigFisher)

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware openipc.org/à... · Posted by u/zakki

The licensing on this project is wonky. They have an MIT license, but then they say you can't use the software for commercial purposes without contacting them. That's in contradiction to an MIT license. An MIT license is basically "use it for anything". If you don't want that, then use some kind of "copyleft" license for non-commercial users, and specify separate commercial terms for users who want to keep closed source with their modifications.

ZigFisher · 15 days ago

Are you a representative of a camera installation company or do you sell services? Please do not distort the information that is written on the site. And it says there that the project ASKS everyone who uses the firmware for commercial purposes to contact. You are simply confusing MIT with real life realities.

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware openipc.org/à... · Posted by u/zakki

roacato · a month ago

Despite the name, openipc isn't fully open - the main recorder/encoder app (majestic) is closed source. Many openipc developers have moved to an alternative project named "thingino" which has a fully open source recorder/encoder/streamer.

ZigFisher · 24 days ago

Sorry, you are slightly mistaken and mislead the colleagues present here.

The OpenIPC project is completely open wherever possible, but it allows the use of various streamers Divinus/Majestic/Mini/Venc/other and various binary drivers and libraries if the chip manufacturer does not provide open source code.

The Divinus streamer is a great alternative to Majestic and it is open and also part of the OpenIPC ecosystem - https://github.com/openipc/divinus

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

pingec · a year ago

To me this seems to be for cameras what OpenWrt is for routers?

I've found web ui screenshots here: https://openipc.org/web-interface

ZigFisher · a year ago

That's right, you're right my friend.

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

superkuh · a year ago

I've been working on getting openipc compiling libusb and rtl-sdr packages so I can flash it to the $15 chinese sbc dvr w/sata port (ICsee Xmeye XM Nvr Board 4K 10Ch Hisilicon chip Hi3536E IP Recorder Embedded Linux) that's openipc compatible and just use those boards for running my rtl-sdr software defined radio dongles instead of $50-100 rpis or odroids. Their build system is a bit weird but it's not bad. Having to flash over serial to install is tedious but well worth it for the price and functionality.

That said, the actual FPV/camera stuff with openipc is cool too. I definitely would rather pay $50-80 for a 2k 90fps camera/transceiver/receiver system I can hack on in linux than than $300 for a (much better) dji o3 pro. I'm hoping I can get the HDMI out formatted properly to use with my HTC Vive head mounted display instead of having to fork out for something new I can't buy (-11 diopter) prescription lenses for. There's basically no support for glasses wearers in any FPV goggles except the dji ($$$$) stuff.

ZigFisher · a year ago

Thank you

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

believ3 · a year ago

The old Nest DropCam cameras are about to go EOL next month in April 2024. It's too bad that hardware isn't supported by this project.

ZigFisher · a year ago

Please inform the developers of the characteristics of your cameras. Perhaps they simply don't have them.

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

KennyBlanken · a year ago

I thought the last time this project was posted here, people pointed out that at least some of it uses closed-source binary blobs from the manufacturers? Are they even building their own kernels? If not, this doesn't remotely fix the trust issues.

ZigFisher · a year ago

All kernels, libraries and applications are open source and built from source code. Only the part of the streamer that intersects with the chip manufacturer’s SDK, uses its calls, and is under NDA is closed. Thus, even if theoretically you open that part of the Majestic streamer that is closed, it will not give much, since everything else from the chip manufacturer will be closed and cannot be published openly officially

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

saidinesh5 · a year ago

Fun fact: This firmware is also being used to currently repurpose cheap IP Camera hardware + Off the shelf wifi hardware to get digital FPV on racing drones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFqk3vMupE ( Feel free to scroll to the parts that interest you ).

ZigFisher · a year ago

Yes, now the delay numbers have decreased significantly, and the quality has improved. No need to look at old information ;)

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

TrueDuality · a year ago

They have a list of specific chips the firmware supports which is very useful but I couldn't find any concrete camera models this was for or the features the firmware supports.

Maybe I missed it but it'd be nice to raise the visibility of that a bit more.

ZigFisher · a year ago

Please check this

https://github.com/openipc/builder?tab=readme-ov-file#list-o...

https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-support...

https://github.com/topics/device-openipc

https://openipc.org/supported-hardware/full-list

ZigFisher commented on OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera openipc.org/... · Posted by u/danboarder

braincode · a year ago

Majestic, the main streamer binary is not opensource and even connects to remote servers it Hetzner among other shenanigans, so it should be called OpenIPC/ClosedMagestic.

ZigFisher · a year ago

What prevents you personally from taking part in supporting open streamers?

https://github.com/openipc/mini https://github.com/OpenIPC/silicon_research/tree/master/venc https://github.com/openipc/smolrtsp