IMO, we need to keep abreast of all technologies, hardware and software that support digital radio.
If I write a killer app that has all the current modes and a new HF mode that has a user throughput of 1200 WPM at a -10 dB SNR and within a 3 KHz bandpass but will only run on Linux and OS-X and keep the source code to myself and will not allow it to be ported to MS XP or W2K, then the OS does become a consideration...it might hamper the development and use of the mode or it might be so good that it drives most hams to use Linux. In this case, the OS is relevant to digital radio. 73, Walt/K5YFW -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger J. Buffington Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux versis Windows: Let the debate begin!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I personally have never had *any* problems installing things I want > to run in Linux. I am not married to any windows applications either > though. There are Linux alternatives for nearly every windows > solution out there, to include programs that I want to use with my > radios. My personal experience has been that M$ has far less support > for older hardware and it is much harder to find drivers. It always > amuses me that somehow it is ok to hunt for 5 hours for a windows > driver that only works half right but it's not ok to have to spend 10 > minutes looking at a *nix log and changing a config file, goofy. The > problem isn't that Linux is hard to use it is that people have > significant "mindshare" built up in becomeing windows experts and are > unwilling to go through the process again for Linux. > What does any of this have to do with digital radio? Mr. Moderator, why is this thread, which has nothing to do with amateur radio, let alone digital radio, permitted, whereas threads dealing with the legality/illegality of modes and the new regs, are not? de Roger W6VZV Connect to telnet://cluster.dynalias.org a single node spotting/alert system dedicated to digital and CW QSOs. Yahoo! Groups Links
