docs: clarify that bridge relays raw LoRa packets, protocol-agnostic

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@ jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
-      - name: Clone donglora (sibling dependency)
+      - name: Install system dependencies
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libudev-dev
-        with:
-          repository: swaits/donglora
-          path: ../donglora
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.3] - 2026-04-06
+
+### Changed
+
+- README: clarify that the bridge relays raw LoRa packets and works with any
+  protocol (Meshtastic, MeshCore, etc.) simultaneously.
+
+## [0.2.2] - 2026-04-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- TUI now fits in 80-column terminals (was 86).
+
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-04-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- CI: removed stale sibling-clone step, added `libudev-dev` dependency,
+  upgraded `actions/checkout` to v5 (Node.js 24).
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-04-06
 
 ### Added

Cargo.lock

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "donglora-bridge"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "blake3",

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "donglora-bridge"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.3"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["Stephen Waits <steve@waits.net>"]
 license = "MIT"

README.md

@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 ![Rust](https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.94.1%2B-orange)
 
-**donglora-bridge** connects LoRa radios to the internet so packets heard by one
+**donglora-bridge** relays raw LoRa packets over the internet. Every packet your
-radio can be retransmitted by another radio anywhere in the world.
+radio hears is forwarded to every other bridge running the same passphrase, and
+their radios retransmit it locally. Because it operates on raw packets, it works
+with any protocol built on LoRa --
+[Meshtastic](https://meshtastic.org/),
+[MeshCore](https://github.com/rocketgithub/meshcore-firmware),
+or anything else -- simultaneously and without configuration. If your radio can
+hear it, the bridge will relay it.
 
 [LoRa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa) is a long-range, low-power wireless
-protocol used by off-grid mesh networks like
+modulation used by off-grid mesh networks. A single radio might cover a few
-[MeshCore](https://github.com/rocketgithub/meshcore-firmware). A single LoRa
+kilometers. This bridge removes that limit, extending a local LoRa network
-radio might cover a few kilometers. This bridge removes that limit: any packet
+across a larger geographic area.
-your radio hears gets relayed over the internet to every other bridge running the
-same passphrase, and their radios retransmit it locally. The result is a single
-mesh network across a larger geographic area.
 
 There is no central server. Bridges discover each other automatically using the
 [Mainline DHT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainline_DHT) and communicate

src/radio.rs

@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ fn connect_and_run(
     } else if let Ok(c) = donglora_client::connect_mux_auto(timeout) {
         (c, "mux".to_string())
     } else {
-        let port_path = donglora_client::find_port()
+        let port_path = donglora_client::find_port().ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no mux or USB dongle found"))?;
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no mux or USB dongle found"))?;
         info!("no mux found, connecting to serial port {port_path}");
         let c = donglora_client::connect(Some(&port_path), timeout)?;
         (c, shorten_path(&port_path))

src/tui.rs

@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ fn draw_ui(
     series: &TimeSeries,
 ) {
     // Minimum terminal size for the 3-column layout.
-    if area.width < 86 || area.height < 12 {
+    if area.width < 80 || area.height < 12 {
-        let msg = format!("Terminal too small ({}x{}), need 86x12+", area.width, area.height);
+        let msg = format!("Terminal too small ({}x{}), need 80x12+", area.width, area.height);
         frame.render_widget(
             Paragraph::new(msg).alignment(Alignment::Center).style(Style::default().fg(C_RATE_DROP)),
             area,
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ fn draw_ui(
     // Packet log columns: Age=5 Hash=8 RF=4 Net=4 Size=6 RSSI=6 SNR=5 Act=5 = 43 + 2 border + 1 pad = 46
     let cols = Layout::default()
         .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
-        .constraints([Constraint::Length(30), Constraint::Length(46), Constraint::Min(10)])
+        .constraints([Constraint::Length(30), Constraint::Length(46), Constraint::Min(4)])
         .split(rows[1]);
 
     // Left column: Network, Radio, Stats stacked.