Linux-Hams archive - April 1998: Re: QST content (was: Announcement: TCP/IP over Morse driver
Re: QST content (was: Announcement: TCP/IP over Morse driver
Craig Small (dafhgliu@motionforwardtech.com)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 15:17:46 +1000 (EST)
Charles Greene wrote:
> What you say about QST and computers is true, but the problem with LINUX is
> the lack of ham applications. Take my case, for example: I use some
> programs that conrol my HF rig and log DX, and I have some satellite
> programs that track the birds, point the antenna and tune the rig. Of
> course, I can use TNOS or LINUX for TCP/IP, but how about those other
> programs I paid good money for? I can't replace them with LINUX programs,
> yet. So what does one do? In my case, I end up wih one LINUX machine
> running TCP/IP and one Win95 machine (or OS2 machine) with Windows/DOS
> programs for the rest.
This is the main problem, all these ham programs with restrictive and/or
annoying licencing conditions. I'm trying to get stuff packed up for
hamradio for the Debian project (as well as Bdale, Joop and others)
but keep hitting a brick wall due to some truly stunning ways that hamradio
software is copyrighted.
On the other hand, there is some good hamradio software that is either for
Linux and/or is packaged as well. I'm just trying to get dpbox and tnt
properly fixed and they will be released in their packaged form, for example.
Both of these are GPLed.
- Craig
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