related to Ken's comment about the success of HFPack yahoo group: Indeed,
they work well. However HFpack, and related groups, are more generic and
not tied to a particular hardware widget. The facilities provided by
HFpack are not provided by any other venue. In the Flex-radio SDR1000
case, that's not so clear: Flex has a web site, with forums, file areas,
etc. If interest in "SDR"s as a generic entity grows, I think it would be
time to look to more generic sites. I also note that HFPack is moderated,
which makes a big difference. If Flex stops being supportive, then I'd also
see the need for an independent venue (much like the numerous forums for
car makes.. some useful, some less so)
Re Frank's comments about forking: Yes, forking is a time honored
tradition of Open Source, however, as Eric Raymond points out in "Cathedral
and Bazaar": forking is strongly discouraged by societal forces within the
F/OSS community. A manifestation of that societal force is the numerous
"no yahoo group" posts.
re various comments along the "let a thousand flowers bloom" lines: I am
all in favor of trying lots of new things. The fear (perhaps unfounded) is
that Flex (the participation of who is essential) will find themselves
spread too thin, trying to keep up with them all, and wind up overwhelmed.
re Stan's comment on license status: Now we are a real e-community! we've
got ad hominem attacks and flame wars heating up. Let the entertainment begin!
Jim, W6RMK
- [Flexradio] yahoo, etc. Jim Lux
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