There has been a lot of typing going on while I was asleep. Of course, I should have known better, but it wasn't my intention to start (or incite) this GPL discussion. Please let me repeat myself:
> OK, I'm not a big fan of GPL, but that's not the point. It really isn't. The "GPL problem" doesn't have to be a problem at all. We just need a truly open, modular design instead of the monolithic PowerSDR that we're now using: SDR hardware control, audio I/O, DSP core, a wide selection of GUI modules, advanced DSP functions, support for various digital modes, remote operation, etc. All of these as separate, interchangeable modules with well-documented software interfaces to make sure it all works together. Some of those modules will indeed be open source, GPL, BSD, whatever. But the "old-fashioned", closed, commercial software kind of modules would also be allowed. And everything in between. Again, I know something like this has been proposed before. While it's easy to come up with this great concept, defining the modules and interfaces between them is going to be a lot of work. This is a big challenge. Any takers? 73, Sami OH2BFO
