Ed Haskell wrote: > It is possible today to purchase, at WalMart among other places, a PC > complete with preinstalled Linux for less than the purchase price of > Vista. Why not offer one of these with everything including PowerSDR > preinstalled and configured to work as a stand alone 'appliance' for > those who don't yet want to invest the time and heartache in learning > anything about Linux? > > Ed K5RJI
Maybe because, the consumer Linux version of PowerSDR software does not exist? There is software available, but it consist of several packages that are installed separately, and then used control the radio, not quite ready for people not willing to learn Linux. As an example that Linux is not for people that are not willing to learn it, I have several special application that when the OS version is upgraded and that happens often they need to be re-compiled. Even though Windows does not need applications re-compiled, ignorance is not bliss, as demonstrated by the many people whose machines are running poorly due to viruses and spyware. If I were you I would start becoming familiar with Linux now, don't wait until you are forced to. I would not put it past Microsoft to put in some patches whose real purpose is to kill Windows after a preset date to force you to upgrade, they already install patches that tell you your Windows copy is invalid and eventually disables Windows. Not investing time to learn your OS causes in the long term far more pain and grief than what it takes to learn it. -- Cecil KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com www.hpsdr.com "Sacred Cows make the best Hamburger!" Don Seglio Batuna _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
