For all you YO users: this was in the ARRL letter today, thought others not
subscribed might be interested in this:
* K6STI goes out of software business: Ham radio software developer Brian
Beezley, K6STI, has gone out of business. Beezley says he's dropping
distribution and further software development as a result of the piracy of
his RITTY radioteletype program. He says an overseas ham broke the copy
protection on a demo version of his program and posted the pirated version
on the Internet. That prompted him to discontinue selling software
altogether, he said. "I've just had enough of it. I'm really quite disgusted
and bitter," Beezley remarked. "I hate being stolen from." He said his
software business was his main source of income, and he's not sure what
he'll do next. Dick Stevens, N1RCT, who runs the "All Things RTTY" Web site
(http://www.megalink.net/~n1rct/) called it "a sad day." He has pulled all
versions of RITTY from his site. Beezley said he'll sell RITTY "if somebody
wants it" but he has no plans to offer support or further program
enhancements. He also had developed five antenna programs, including the
Yagi-optimizing program YO. Beezley remains available only via the USPS at
3532 Linda Vista Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069. He no longer has e-mail service.
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