Maybe this is a dumb question, but once someone compiles a program for Linux and includes the dependencies, wouldn't this be easily shared between users?
Can't they then put this in their depository for that particular Linux distribution? Even if you don't have it in your particular universe can't you use a program from the multiverse. Even converting it from one of the package managers to another package manager that fits your Linux distribution? 73, Rick, KV9U Walt DuBose wrote: >Thanks for the encouragement Frank. > >For over 2 years now Gerald had been telling me that Oh yes the SDR-1000 was >going to be supported by Linux. > >As I told Dave, W1HJK, in a private E-Mail and I was going to address Andy's >and >Roger Rehr's comment. For those of us who eun Linux either just because its >different or have been using it for years or hate MS or a hundred other >reasons, >I think that it would be nice to make amateru radio applications as simple to >run under Linux as most MS amateur radio applications are under MS. > > ><skip down seven paragraphs to leave out my history> > >But let me tell you where I'm coming from... > >I have been doind tactical HF communications for over 30 years, the last 8 on >my >own supporting the local office of emergency management and a disaster relief >organization. Before that I was doing tactical HF communications for the Air >Force and spend a tour in Saudi during Desert Shiled and Storm as chief of >communications for the aeromedical evecuation effort. They had through that >time only used HF and has just started using data mixed with voice a couple of >years before Desert Shield started in August of 1990. > >I had worked in my civilian job with the Air Force as an IT procurement >analyst >and ran the a huge E-Mail system using 10 AT&T 3B2 computers and then the >first >Air Force electronic commerce web site. A friend and one of my technical >support persons suggested that I load Linux on a 386 PC and run multiple >desktops rather than have 10 monitors on my desk. That was August of 1991. > From the 3B2s we went to web servers using medium size Sun servers and Linux >workstations. > >I never was anything but a Linux user and never got much into configuring >Linux, >etc. > >When I left that job in 1999, I went to another base that ran MS clients and >servers. I have now over 150 MS clients and 6 MS servers to baby sit. > >I have had to load NT on all of our clients and servers, then W2K and last >time >XP on the clients. The servers still run W2K server. > >I can truthfully say that loading MS is a breeze...but having to load Linux on >10 different personal computers with the last two, one being Mandrake and one >(the last one) being SuSe 9.?, I find that loading them NO problem but runing >amateur radio applications a real pain when compaired to MS applications. > ><End my history> > >I believe that this is why so many hams have an objection to Linux. I find >myself coming home and wanting to operate HF data modes and not having to fool >around for days trying to get an applications to work or load various >libraries, >etc. > >So without pointing any fingers at the amateur radio community...since this IS >for most of us a "hobby" or perhaps a "love affair", it would be nice to have >Linux applications that are easy to load and run withour compiling and go out >and find various different dependencies. > >I think the latest and very fine example of the sort of amateur radio >applications I have loaded is Fldigi by Dave, W1HKJ. Now my Mandarake distro >is >so old I need to update one library but that's not really a problem or a fault >of the applications. > >And peaking of fine amateur radio things, the theory and construction of the >SDR-1000 is super. For the amateur radio operator I believe that it is and >will >be a leader in the change from the typical radios we have available no to >amateur radio operators to SDR radios. Perhaps even a more important step >than >the Central Electronics 10A/B and 20A/B transmitter and the Drake 2B receiver >and Gonset GSB-100 transmitter. > >I believe that we will see building block SDR radios. Perhaps a case with a >number of card slots and you plug in SDR component block cards and build you >custom SDR radio. > >I also look for the same sort of approach for PSK and other data mode radios >that are small and portable and replace the current number of QRP rigs. > >Further, I can see building custom high power amplifiers around various >amplfier >modules. > >All these thing will not only bring amateur radio back int the lime light in >communications services but also spur iondividuals to get back into the rig >building mode and since many of you have such great talent in programming that >you can help us by building modular applications and show is the code and >explain to us how it works so we can modify it such as Skip Teller did with >PSK63 and whomever created PSK125 and like Merray and group did with MFSK-16 >and >all the other new modes. We need to be able to run them and do lots of beta >testing and find out which ones work the best. > >So I AM frustrated righ now with how Linux is being presented to amateur radio >but know that the talent is out there...many on this list, who have the >capability so put forth simple code and OF's like me can customize >applications. > >I am counting on everyone's individual talents be they programmer, builder, >operator, etc to work in concert to being amateur radio into the leading edge >of >communications in the 21st Century and especially in the HF data transmission >area. > >73, > >Walt/K5YFW > >
