Don, Just to clarify. The Raspberry Pi uses a range of completely standard Linux operating systems EXCEPT that it does not use the X86 range of processors. It uses the ARM range instead. It does not need to “emulate” Linux in all aspects — it IS Linux in all aspects. Applications that are correctly compiled work just like those for other Linux systems. For example, the standard FLDIGI source for Linux just recompiles under Linux on the Raspberry Pi and then works.
The designers of the Raspberry Pi are unlikely to rework their hardware to use a different processor — especially when the ARM one powers so many smartphones and other modern devices and the X86 one is hamstrung by needing to retain backwards compatibility with a design from over 30 years ago. On the other hand, for the Elecraft Utilities to work on the Pi, all that would be required would be to compile the Linux source BUT for the ARM processor rather than the X86. Either Elecraft could do it or, as was suggested, they could release the source and (almost) anyone could do it. — Regards Andy, G8TQH > On 8 Apr 2016, at 23:32, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > > To ask Elecraft to provide Utilities for any and all small operating systems > is unreasonable IMHO. The mainstream OS of Windows, Mac and Linux *are* > supported, but recently there have been a number of OS variants that have > appeared on the horizon (and there are likely to be more to come) and that > includes the Rasberry Pi, and several other 'computers' that have recently > appeared on the hobbyist market. > > Just because the most recent device can do RS-232 (or USB) communications > does not mean it should be individually supported by hardware manufacturers. > It would be more productive to encourage those writing software for those > devices to request that they emulate Windows, or Mac, or Linux in all aspects > so one could use the applications written for those mainstream OS versions to > run without problems on whichever platform those "hobby" devices may be using. > > If the Rasberry Pi OS becomes stable over time, and is in use for a > significant percentage of the Elecraft community, then it may eventually be > supported on its own, but for the time being, as I understand the Raspberry > Pi, its OS is a version of Linux, but not everything works like the main > Linux platform -- so until you can convince the Raspberry Pi developers to > create a version of its OS that is compatible in all respects to Linux, you > will not have success. The market penetration for Raspberry Pi is just not > great enough at this time for manufacturers to create software that will run > on it. Much to the dismay of those who have Raspberry Pi running and > controlling their ham stations. > > 73, > Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ 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]
