Frank, With the advent of Ubuntu Linux, as well as Fedora Core (and possible Knoppis and Xandros), I have been increasingly impressed with ease of use AND ease with which we may use the command line to modify the OS, especially Ubuntu.
Do you know if Power SDR can be run under WINE, or Cedega, or Crossover (either Personal or Professional) in the interim between its Win XP only incarnation and a native Linux version? This assumes a Linux version is an eventuality. I think most amateurs fiercely resent the DRM intrusiveness of Microsoft's Vista. I know I do.The future does appear very nice for us freedom loving hams. Just yesterday I read that the frame buffer(s) in AMD's new GPU will not be accessible outside the GPU. ( http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/28/14OPcurve_1.html ). This is, apparently, a device to placate the "premium content providers" (read RIAA and MPIAA and their member businesses). It also destroys one reason why we buy PC's in the first place - freedom of flexibility. All of this is to say that I believe that Linux, and not MS Windows, is the wave of the future. In economic terms, MS and, now, AMD, are making it too costly for the average American to use their products, although this reality will probably take 1-2 more years to begin to sink in. This opens the door for a supplier of such freedom and flexibility to step in. If I am correct, the conclusions vis-a-vis Power SDR are obvious. Linux needs to be at the forefront as its home OS. Brad A. Steffler KE4XJ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
