--- In [email protected], Allan Overcast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are discussing the possibility, on a per-person licence basis. > But that is only in the discussion stages currently. Depending on > interest, will help us make that decision.
I'm not familiar with the blackfin processor, but if open source development tools are available for it I for one would be interested. I've used an older analog devices processor at work several years ago and found the development tools were very expensive and close to unusable due to long standing bugs. I'm currently playing around with a controller based on the Atmel Mega1281 that is supported by the free gcc/WinAVR toolchain and AVR Studio. http://www.rtzaudio.com/kg4lne/micro-rc.asp The market for people that like me would like to play with the firmware that runs the controller rather than just at the macro level is probably pretty small, but you never know! I've only been able to find one controller that's has open source firmware. If a main stream controller manufacture such as yourself went open source I think you'd have an excellent marketing advantage. Open source guys tend to be rather fanatical and the availability of source would be a deal maker for many. Even if you don't open source your software I hope you have or will consider providing an API that will allow 3'rd parties to add Linux applications that interface with the controller code. For example the IRLP crowd has many add on scripts that add features such as on demand weather reports. There are probably thousands of hams that could and would dream up unusual and interesting applications that could be implemented as shell scripts. Speaking of IRLP ... your blurb says VoIP is integrated. Is it going to be compatible with IRLP, EchoLink, WiresII, eQSO, Asterisk, IAX, SIP, H323, All Star, or will it be another proprietary system? 73's Skip WB6YMH
