Joe.

Some of us have other things to do, so opinions may take time. :-)

Prolific are just a pain, but understandable that they would retaliate and disable their driver.

FTDI on the other hand should be severely slapped. To use your government analogy, if someone is known to be handling stolen money, you don't just steal it back, that is illegal. You confiscate the goods and you take the case through the courts, keeping the 'suspect' informed at all times. In the case of counterfeit money, you don't just destroy the currency and say nothing.

If FTDI can't afford their own "police force" they do have the option to approach various governments and trade bodies to get the counterfeiting stopped, although they may be into a hiding for nothing by trying to stop the cheap Chinese copies. Nobody wants to upset the Chinese because there's too much money involved in other trade with them. Greed and money before principles! :-(


73,

Alan. G4GNX

-----Original Message----- From: Gary Gregory
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 6:32 AM
To: Joe Subich, W4TV
Cc: Elecraft List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface

Good grief......

No opions allowed unless cleared by a superior i guess.

Oh well, like i dsid....what would i know?

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 26/10/2014 12:07 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w...@subich.com> wrote:


On 2014-10-25 9:06 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:

Manufacturers changing drivers and penalizing end users is more than
lazy to my way of thinking....but what would i know?


Does your government allow you to use counterfeit currency if you
received it from someone else?  ... or should you be allowed to
keep a stolen K-line if you purchased it from the person who stole
it?

73,

... Joe, W4TV

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