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README: New download URLs for the database files #152

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This is a machine-readable index of APRS device and software identification
strings. For easy manual editing and validation, the master file is in YAML
format. A generator tool, provided in this repository, converts the
database to XML and JSON, which are also provided in the
`generated` directory for environments where those are more convenient to
parse. The tool also checks the correct formatting of the database.
format. A generator tool, provided in this repository, checks the YAML file
for correctness and converts the database to XML and JSON. The generated
versions are also made available for download.

This database is maintained by Hessu, OH7LZB, and a soon-to-be-named team of
volunteers.
Expand All @@ -32,6 +31,22 @@ and software. If you choose to use the database, and update from here
regularly, your APRS app will automatically detect new devices added in the
future.

Validated and generated files are automatically published, after every
change in the master database, at the following URLs. APRS applications can
automatically fetch fresh versions, for example, once per week. Just
remember to pick a random day and time - don't schedule all instances to
download precisely on the same second.

* https://aprs-deviceid.aprsfoundation.org/tocalls.yaml
* https://aprs-deviceid.aprsfoundation.org/tocalls.dense.json
* https://aprs-deviceid.aprsfoundation.org/tocalls.pretty.json
* https://aprs-deviceid.aprsfoundation.org/tocalls.xml

The XML and JSON files were previously published in the `generated/`
directory of this repository. Since they're actually build products they do
not belong in the source code repository. The copies in the repository are
no longer updated, and will be removed in 2025.


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