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The Free and Open Source universal marine data exchange
+SignalK is about publishing a common modern and open data format for marine use. A format for the modern boat, compatible with NMEA, friendly to WiFi, cellphones, tablets, and the Internet. A format available to everyone, where anyone can contribute.
+- To get started, see the summary page and have a look through Navgauge Issue #4 to get a feel for where we started. Then - join the mailinglist by sending an email to signalk+subscribe@googlegroups.com or follow the discussion via - the Signal K Google Groups forum. + Yup. We intend to publish all source code under an Apache 2.0 license and everything else, like protocols and interface + descriptions, under a CC-BY-SA license. +
++ That means that it is open source, but friendly to companies that want to use it in closed source applications or hardware. + As long as you contribute back we're happy. +
++ Interested? Join the discussion at the google groups forum!