----- Original Message -----
From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 00:14
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000
> If Open Source software will put SDR vendors out of business, how do you
> explain the success of RedHat, SUSE and others that are benefiting from
the
> Open Source movement started by Linux?
I think it really appeals to Bill Bashers and those who have to do it their
way.
>
> Dave
> K5WNV
> (an independent (for profit) software developer :>)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000
>
>
> >
> >> SDR-1000 is a big plus with few negatives. You get faster
> >> development (more man-hours of development and test), faster
> >> bugfixes, and lots of creative exchange among users &
> >> programmers all for minimum cost to the manufacturer. TT and
> >> other vendors, take note!
> >
> > By definition, the "value" of an SDR is going to be in the software, and
> > not
> > in the diminishing number of hardware bits that front-end it. Software,
> > as
> > protected Intellectual Property (IP), is where the value is. I agree
that
> > there's value in open source. It's a place for experimentation and
> > innovation. Ultimately, it's value-less if it's free, and that puts SDR
> > vendors out of business unless the open source eventually becomes closed
> > and
> > proprietary, and therefore has value as IP.
> >
> > Flex is using open source (read that as free volunteer written software)
> > to
> > add value to their hardware modules. You get half a radio at something
> > more
> > than half the price, and for now the entire back-end part of the radio
is
> > a
> > PC, soundcard, and free software. As Flex's "half" shrinks where are
they
> > going to make a dime? The user community isn't suddenly going to be
happy
> > about having to shell out several $000 for the FlexPRO software release,
> > but
> > if that doesn't happen, the Flex will forever be a tinkerer's radio,
even
> > if
> > an interesting and fun one ....
> >
> > Grant/NQ5T
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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