And since you agreed with me, I'll agree back :) My only qualm is when people say that D-STAR is closed. That's when I'm going to jump in with both barrels firing. For you and me who know the details, we each tend to understand what the other is trying to say, the issue is when someone who isn't as familiar to D-STAR hears it and starts quoting it, pretty much out of context. Remember, we have a lot of people reading this forum.
And be fair, don't forget that most of the commercially sold repeater controllers for Amateur Radio are closed source and closed development. So from that viewpoint, Icom only followed what has been an acceptable practice within Amateur Radio. Ed WA4YIH From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:08 PM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Honest questions ..... Very well put, Ed. I agree with your sentiments about open vs. closed and how it can be applied to different pieces of D-STAR differently, and that was the whole point of my reply and questions. Comparing D-STAR to iPhone is somewhat an Apples-to-Oranges (pun intended? - GRIN!) comparison though. Try comparing D-STAR development to say, development for a P25 repeater or development for MotoTRBO. Let's stick to similar products doing similar things.
