In a message dated 3/10/99, 1034 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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Yes sir, some of what you say may indeed be true, but the fact remains that
the firmware in question is proprietary, designed only to suck the blood out
of amateur
radio operator's, and the money out of their pockets.... That is definetely
not the spirit of amateur radio as I know it....
I think the NorthEast Digital Association, NEDA, would strongly disagree with
your statement about now TheNet nodes SUCK. They've proven otherwise for the
last ten years or so. The efficient wide-area networks they've constructed
around the country, using mostly TheNet+ firmware I might add, speak for
themselves...They outclass everything else out there. Check out
http://www.cam.org/~burt/neda/ for more specifics.... Of special note is
their open networking philosophy. They do not hoarde information or resources
to get the upper hand on their fellow hams... no control.... They make the
best use of available resources, maximizing them for the best bang for buck,
and NEDA shares everything with anyone that asks, for free! NEDA does not tell
people they cannot do something, they tell them how and where they can best
fit into the overall picture, allowing everyone to get in on the fun, no
matter how large or small their contribution....... What a concept, huh?!
Now that's amateur radio at its best..... Check out the "NEDA philosophy" at
the above URL. It's great.... I wish there was more of that in other facets of
amateur radio...
Was the NETROM (c) source code ever made public-GPL, or will it ever? NO.... I
seriously doubt it.
I rest my case....
73, de Gary, W7NTF
