> I don't think Nate dislikes D-Star. I certainly don't, but I do wish that > the folks who have produced compatible stuff for it, while promising that it > would be open source, would follow through on their promises - or at least > release documentation so other amateurs can do so.
Agree with Nate and Jay; please just call a spade a spade (a bloody shovel). Proprietary D-Star add-ons, to sell to fellow hams to make a few bucks, are welcome, just don't describe them open projects and claim your motivation is to advance the hobby unless you provide the URL to the source (or give the products away for free). And Ed, that such exist do not make D-Star per se an open environment. A more correct descriptor might be a multi-source environment. 73--John
