> > No, they can't. PowerSDR is partially open source. Therefore they > cannot charge for it. >
Well, strictly speaking, that's correct. They can't charge for the open source software itself. However... Nothing prevents Flex from charging for SUPPORT. This is the same model that several major Linux vendors use (such as Red Hat). And, of course, they can charge for updates to their firmware and drivers, which are proprietary. And the changes they make to the open source portions of PSDR could rely upon those (proprietary, distributed for an annual charge) firmware or driver changes. One COULD get the open source code in source form and change it to use the OLD firmware if one were so inclined. There are, therefore, many ways to indirectly charge for open source software... Peter K1PGV _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
