We take input, review it, and implement features and fixes we think are best for customers overall, while not introducing unwanted side-effects. We manage this process very carefully.
Open-source projects work a lot better if one has essentially unlimited code space, as with PC applications. This is not the case with the embedded processors used in compact, power-efficient transceivers. Wayne Ray Sills <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Andrew: > > Well, we all can have our opinions about "list priority"... but in the end, > it's up to Elecraft (Wayne and Eric), with feedback from customers and > employees. > > With regard to Elecraft "open-sourcing" their firmware.... don't count on it. > Especially if you like to have the current level of support. Let's see how > Ten Tec fares with their open source rig. > > As far as I can see, Elecraft is quite responsive to feature requests and bug > fixes. People often point to a -lack- of response from other > manufacturers... including fixing -known- issues. They just continue to make > the same broken products. > > In the end, things have been working quite well for Elecraft from a business > perspective. I doubt there would be any desire to change anything that > "isn't broken" from their perspective, and from the perspective of most > customers. > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
