You said:
> <RANT>
> ARRL has released all back issues of QST on CD in the past few years and
> these files are not PDF. I have the 1995 QST View (as they call it) and
> it uses some proprietary file format and a custom viewer written
> specifically for this application. I wrote the publications manager
> about a year ago asking if X would be supported, or if the file format
> would be made available for a free software project. Essentially, the
> answer was no, not at this time. So, until Linux becomes the ham
> platform of choice and QST View sales drop off for that reason, I don't
> foresee ARRL supporting X with QST View.
At a hamfest last weekend, a company was offering a *decent* dualbander
for a really good price that was PC programmable. I asked the gal if there
was support for linux, or if the protocol for their radio was available. I
came to find out she didn't know about the protocol, and she wasn't aware
of any other OS's than Windows. I sighed and moved on..
It's not long until the unclean masses start demanding linux support from
their vendors..and im excited to wait.
-Dan N7NMD
