Eric- >> Can you clarify for me, why should the DV Dongle contents be open source? >> What GNU licensed code are they using >> that requires them to give back? > > The DV Dongle device uses open source firmware.
Do you mean inside the Dongle? If so, which firmware? > It appears the manufacturer is not following the provisions of the GNU > license as documentation in the box and the www.dvdongle.com website > mentioned in the documentation has no mention of > the open source firmware, GNU licenses or directly provides the source code. > > I am surprised that there is no open source project for the PC side of this > device. I would start one but have not > written too many Linux or Windows drivers. I need to find a driver guru to > join the project. > > The SDR-14, SDR-IQ, and DV Dongle use the same ASCP protocol. My initial > thinking is doing libascp libraries to > handle the low level stuff. I was thinking of getting a SDR-IQ. Is it Moetronix that is promoting the ASCP (Amateur Station Control Protocol) protocol? I can find very few references to it. -Jeff _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
