Dave, "The defensive approach drives off everyone but the true believers; only something incredibly valuable can survive this."
Well put. philw de ka1gmn On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Dave AA6YQ <aa...@ambersoft.com> wrote: > > > Re “the control is to prevent ALE bashing" > > > > Across a broad range of technical offerings, organizations that actively > solicit criticism and respond constructively tend to flourish, whereas > organizations focused on protecting their baby often fail to gain traction, > despite expending a comparable amount of energy. The “open” approach > motivates users to help – in reporting defects, suggesting enhancements, and > spreading the word – and naturally leads to a enthusiastic user community. > The defensive approach drives off everyone but the true believers; only > something incredibly valuable can survive this. > > > > 73, > > > > Dave, AA6YQ > > > > *From:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] > *On Behalf Of *Andy obrien > *Sent:* Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:24 PM > *To:* digitalradio; alera...@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [digitalradio] Future of ALE and HF Link. > > > > > > I have decided that I will not be a part of HF Link, in the formal > sense. Many members of the Yahoo group HFlink have been helpful over > the years and Steve especially has been of tremendous help to all. > However, I have concluded that the rigid control and moderation of > that group, have contributed to the failure of ALE to take hold as an > effective method of amateur radio communication. Despite years of > efforts, ALE remains perhaps the least used method of ham radio > contact management, and is regularly used by less than 75 hams > world-wide. I know of no other amateur radio method that is dependent > solely on one group , and that one group has such prohibitive > practices that it essentially dictates terms. The copyright policy of > the HF Link group is directly contributing to a lack of openness that > is rarely seen in the amateur radio world. PSK and digital modes > have many organizations and email lists, CW has lots of groups, > SSB-phone a zillion clubs, RACES/ARES accepts a wider choices of > systems, weak signals modes like JT65A have varying groups, but ALE on > hams bands remains centralized via HF link. Winmor has tight control > on the software but is generally open to input and openly allows > dissent. ALE should be allowed to flourish in an "open market" where > hams take the idea and help it evolve and succeed. Steve and Charles > Brain have made huge contributions but the warehousing of it via HF > link have reduced it to a little understood concept . I will continue > to use ALE both PC-ALE and Multipsk . but no longer associate with HF > Link. I have raised this matter before , and have received > constructive comments the suggest that the "control" is to prevent > "ALE bashing" . I think that there is not a lot to "bash" about > ALE...it is a very effective system, However the protectionism > exhibited by HF Link has harmed ALE more than the occasional ALE > bashing would ever do. So, the problems of "busy detect" and > unattended operation notwithstanding, I will remain an advocate of ALE > and hope others will help it get rid of its shackles. Heck , lets get > rid of ALE as an "emcomm " concept , it isn't really (it could be , > one day). ALE might be more "sellable" as a DXing method or net > control software! > > Andy K3UK > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2636 - Release Date: 01/24/10 > 03:33:00 > > >
