Respectfully, you are wrong, and sarcasm is not beneficial to making
your point. Further, there is no need for you to go all digital on
this...
Clearly I did not say all science experiments are bad, please review my
post, and view it in the context it was offered in and not via the
filter of some alternate quantum universe, where we can only have, all,
or nothing, with no idea which is not in the extreme rebutted with a
sarcastic answer. If you have a point to make, please state it clearly,
not sarcastically.
Again, respectfully, for me, and I suspect most of us in the normal, non
quantum universe, saying Open Source might break something is perfectly
acceptable. Here is an example... Open Source the NASA launch commit
software, then crawl into the next manned vehicle for launch and see how
comfortable you are... Again, context is everything...
Here again, an extreme viewpoint on your part-- I am not "shooting
anyone down dead", and I don't think others are, I am offering an
alternate viewpoint, and opinion as to why I believe Open Sourcing the
code for a commercial in production, well know, well respected radio,
with a stellar reputation is a bad idea.
If one takes everything in the extreme, then everything looks extreme.
Think context... When you respond in the extreme it polarizes the
entire issue... CONTEXT is everything.
73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
http://www.nk7z.net
On 05/12/2017 01:46 PM, Kevin - K4VD wrote:
And we certainly don't want science experiments in ham radio. Oh no.
Someone might get hurt.
Someone asked about open source code for Elecraft. Answering him with,
no... you might break something, is a lousy answer.
Companies can choose one way or the other. I'm not arguing that point. It
really is a decision for CEOs and CFOs and owners and bored directors.
While I'm aware of one open source Elecraft project (scary, isn't it) I'm
not expecting them open up their code for all to see. But as a community of
hams I am amazed at how we are shooting this guy's idea down dead. Then
kicking it. Then maybe shooting it again instead of commiserating with him
about all the cool things that might be missed because things are closed.
73,
Kev, K4VD
Reforming Curmudgeon
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