Hi Brian,
A year ago, I received an email from Josep’s son with the sad news of his passing. I was deeply affected by it, and it took me a while to come to terms with the loss.
I started my station,
www.LaFloresta.cat, back in 2015 or 2016, always using your script and staying in direct contact with Josep. He was incredibly supportive, providing me with the necessary Catalan files. Your script has always been the best — beautiful, efficient, and easy to configure.
Josep also took the initiative to adapt it to the Catalan language.
I came across this thread
https://forum.meteohub.de/viewtopic.php?p=46828#p46828, but since it’s locked for replies, I’m reaching out here.
I’m still running
www.LaFloresta.cat with a Meteobridge and your script, in Catalan, of course. I understand that you may have moved on from the world of weather stations and no longer maintain your own station, but I want to express how grateful I am that you’re still here and continue to support the community.
As we discussed years ago, I’m more than willing to compensate you for your work on the script, whether through a yearly fee or another arrangement. Your script is truly worth paying for, and I know you’ve dedicated countless hours, just like Josep, to help the community. At the very least, I’d love to take you out for a nice dinner and a good glass of wine as a small token of appreciation.
I completely understand your decision to step away from the world of weather stations, and there’s no need for any justification — I support your choice.
I just want to say how grateful I am for everything. If you’re ever in Barcelona, my home is yours. I have an attached apartment (Airbnb) that you’re welcome to use if you decide to visit, and we can share that dinner, wine, and beers together here in
www.LaFloresta.cat.
I do have one concern, though. Your "old" script is still running perfectly, but I worry about what might happen if it ever stops working due to technological changes or other issues. I’m not a programmer — I just love providing weather information to my neighbors — and I hope it continues to function for many more years.
By the way, I’ve installed Aurora, which I downloaded from the Meteobridge back office, and I’ve set it up on
www.LaFloresta.cat/test to check how it looks.
I know you mentioned that it’s no longer available in other languages, only in English, and I completely understand. However, I would love to run
www.LaFloresta.cat with the Aurora script in Catalan. What files would I need to modify? I don’t need multiple languages — just Catalan would be enough.
This would be a way to continue the amazing work that Josep started.
What do you think? Do you believe someone like me, without a programming background, would be able to translate Aurora into Catalan? This would be a nice continuation of "Meteo Sant Genis," just 10 km away from where Josep worked.
Thank you again for everything. I truly appreciate all your work and dedication to the community.
Abrazo
Gerald
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https://forum.meteohub.de/viewtopic.php?p=46828#p46828Re: Weather34 Meteobridge Master Template Download
Post by weatherist34 » Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:29 pm
It is with much sadness that a long term contributor to this template passed away this month(15th April) .. Josep aka forum user "jmontamat" , Josep had been contributing to this template from 2015 at the very beginning, his suggestions, constructive feedback , often providing code to portray his ideas and picking up errors . He will be missed very much and I know he was suffering with multiple sclerosis for many years the template often kept him occupied , my mother was confined to a wheelchair for mobility for the last 15 years of her life(multiple sclerosis) so I fully related to Josep's situation and can understand why he put so much time and effort into his hobby .
RIP Josep thanks for everything ...may god bring you comfort and peace ...next version will have a simple honourable mention in the revision ..Aurora MKII (rev Josep May 2023) ,Aurora MKII (rev Josep June 2023) and so on..
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