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The Path to 3.9: Removing the VOLK submodule

April 11, 2020

As we continue to work on the next major release of GNU Radio (version 3.9), we take the next big step: Remove VOLK as a submodule from the GNU Radio repository. If you try and build master branch as of today, it might fail stating that CMake cannot find VOLK – this is expected, and easily remedied.

This removal is something we’ve always planned to do, ever since we created the submodule – but we never made a GREP, so let me take this opportunity to catch up and explain what we’re doing here.

GNU Radio 3.7.14.0

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February 16, 2020

Dearest most-enduring SDR community to ever roam the galaxy, the legacy 3.7 release series sees a bug fix release. We had to bump the maint version from 13 to 14, because we fundamentally changed the (pseudo) random number generation – which has the effect that pre-3.7.14.0 flowgraphs use different random scramblers and pilots, amongst other things.

Release Candidate GNU Radio 3.8.1.0-rc1

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February 16, 2020

Dear bravest FOSS SDR fellowship to ever been heard of in Middle-earth, it’s a relief to be able share this release candidate with you: https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/releases/tag/v3.8.1.0-rc1 This contains a lot of bug fixes when comparing it directly to 3.8.0.0; it’s also home of a lot of interesting features and featurettes (see the release notes below).

VOLK v2.2.0 release

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February 16, 2020

Hi everyone, we have a new VOLK release v2.2.0! We want to thank all contributors. This release wouldn’t have been possible without them. We’re curious about VOLK users. Especially we’d like to learn about VOLK users who use VOLK outside GNU Radio. If you have ideas for VOLK enhancements, let us know.

VOLK v2.1.0 release

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December 22, 2019

VOLK Release 2.1.0 Hi everyone, we just released VOLK v2.1.0! we would like to announce that Michael Dickens and Johannes Demel are the new VOLK maintainers. We want to review and merge PRs in a timely manner as well as commenting on issues in order to resolve them. We want to thank all contributors.

GNU Radio Hackfest at ESA in the Netherlands and at FOSDEM ’20

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December 19, 2019

Just as the year closes, it’s time to remind people that two fantastic events are going to take place at the end of January / the beginning of February: FOSDEM 2020 FOSDEM is the Free- and Open Source conference in Europe! GNU Radio has had a strong presence there for the last few years, and 2020 will be no different.

It’s a Great Time to Be Software Defined

September 9, 2019

It’s that time of the year when the open-source, software defined radio (SDR) community gathers for the annual GNU Radio Conference, or GRCon, for short. The ninth installment of this premier industry event is taking place September 16–20 in Huntsville, Alabama, at the Huntsville Marriot at the Space & Rocket Center, and NI is proud to serve as diamond sponsor along with its brand, Ettus Research.

GNU Radio 3.8.0.0

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August 10, 2019

Release 3.8.0.0 Witness me! Tonight, we release GNU Radio 3.8.0.0. It’s the first minor release version since more than six years, not without pride this community stands to face the brightest future SDR on general purpose hardware ever had. Since we’ve not been documenting changes in the shape of a Changelog for the whole of the development that happened since GNU Radio 3.

GNU Radio 3.8.0.0-rc1 Release candidate

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July 18, 2019

Dear GNU Radio Community, tonight, we’re releasing the first release candidate for the GNU Radio 3.8.0.0 release. You can find it on https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/releases/tag/v3.8.0.0-rc1 and soon as a tarball on https://www.gnuradio.org/releases/gnuradio/ This is really a major step. In fact, it’s so big, that I really didn’t find the means to write a sensible CHANGELOG; I’ll conclude on the most user-relevant changes in the final release’s entry.

GNU Radio accepted for GSoC 2019

February 28, 2019

GNU Radio once again accepted for GSoC Great news! For the seventh time, GNU Radio has been accepted for Google Summer of Code. With this project, Google offers a great opportunity for students, but also for projects like GNU Radio to pass on the love for F/OSS and bring fresh talent into the community.