> Today, as the next step in the growth of our company, we are very proud to > announce that Ettus Research has been acquired by National Instruments > Corporation (NI, http://www.ni.com). NI was founded in 1976 to transform > the way engineers and scientists around the world design, prototype, and > deploy systems for test, control, and embedded design applications.
This is scary, but there are also some possibilities involved here too. This will give Matt more resources, which can benefit us if used correctly. And I guess nobody can turn down the possibility of making a couple of million bucks. I have always told NI people (including the local CEO) that their software and hardware sucks, because it is expensive, restrictive and runs well only on windows. We have bought hardware from NI for over ten times the price of a USRP and we still use USRP because it simply works better for us in terms flexibility and ease of use. Here is my wish list: 1. Maintain hackability of the hardware, keep the schematics open. And please, don't require proprietary rack mounting connectors. 2. Try to maintain the community. 3. And please, don't require me to find my latest NI update cds and serial numbers for my labview. I have no idea where they are. 4. Matt, please don't turn into a NI sales droid, at least not for another 10-20 years. juha _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio