My...I think we have it then.
Walt/K5YFW
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AA6YQ
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, January 12, 2007 2:13 PM
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I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux,
RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian,
all in one sentence. I take it these OS
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I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux,
RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian,
all in one
Dave,
I don't know about your day, but by the time I got to college it had all
been converted to transistors.
111,
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 5:25 pm, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
And the internet is a series of connected tubes...
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 5:25 pm, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
And the internet is a
John Bradley wrote:
I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux,
RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian,
all in one sentence. I take it these OS are not compatible with each
other. How the heck can u figure out what runws best with which?
Well, they
Well stated, John!
John - K8OCL
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:13:52 -0600
I First of all
And Linux *still* doesn't have
a decent email/productivity application that rivals Outlook.
de Peter K1PGV
Is Horde a Linux-compatible app?
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Thanks! 73, doc, KD4E
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Projects: http://ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com
Personal:
IMHO, this KISS (Keep it simple,stupid) principle that microsoft adhered
to would be something for linnux to examine, in order to survive beyond
cult status
my 2 cents John VE5MU
This was true several years ago but has become
increasingly un-true with every passing day.
I am
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From: kd4e [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The only thing that stands between Linux and the
common user today is friends-of-MS who refuse to
make drivers (or driver info) available for Linux
and programmers who are inadequately competent
to make their apps cross-platform
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To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:13:52 -0600
I First of all , I'm a dyed-in-the-wool windows user, and make no excuses
for that.
There are interesting parallels between
Simon,
I want to thank you again for your plan to make your new software open
source.
A problem with some ham software is that it becomes abandoned for one
reason or another, and either gradually bitrots (this finding the old
library problem) or suddenly stops workiing, and the original
Hi,
I am *not* making it open source, only the decoding DLL's. The UI will never
be open source as it uses copyrighted code.
I do have a backup programmer should anything happen to me though.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: Leigh L Klotz, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ah, thank you cor clarifying it. I don't mean to start a rumor. But I
still think your decision is an important and exemplary one.
Leigh.
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 7:53 am, Simon Brown wrote:
Hi,
I am *not* making it open source, only the decoding DLL's. The UI will
never
be open source as it
would have been very different.
Walt/K5YFW
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Of Simon Brown
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The only thing that stands between Linux and the
common user today is friends-of-MS who
If you don't care about the history of Windows vs Unix, you can hit
delete now. This has nothing to do with ham radio as far as I can tell.
It was an MS vs Apple battle not MS vs Unix. Or perhaps MS
DOS vs IBM PCDOS. MS developed Windows and IBM didn't have an
equal. So MS kind of got
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Movement toward open digital software?
IMHO, this KISS (Keep it simple,stupid) principle that microsoft adhered
to would be something for linnux to examine, in order to survive beyond
cult status
my 2 cents John VE5MU
Hi!
Just my 2 cents:
*Apple had no role in any of these industry defining machinations. The
only place they were on the map at ALL was in desktop publishing (which
they continued to dominate for years).
*
And still do! lol
Regards
On 1/12/07, Peter G. Viscarola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Walt/K5YFW
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From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Salomao
Fresco
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 12:39 PM
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Hi!
Just my 2 cents:
Apple had
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From: DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No or not much collaboration in the ham software world Simon.
If hams who write software would collaborate more, I think you would see
more and better applications for MS and Linux.
Walt/K5YFW
We do
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Movement toward open digital software?
IMHO, this KISS (Keep it simple,stupid) principle that microsoft adhered
to would be something for linnux to examine, in order to survive beyond
cult status
my 2 cents John VE5MU
I haven't yet figured out what the supposed incompatibility between versions
is all about. For most packages I've run, it's either compile straight from
source and install, or do a search and find pre-built binaries that'll run
on my system (Fedora 3). The only thing I've had problems with so
I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux,
RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian,
all in one sentence. I take it these OS are not compatible with each
other. How the heck can u figure out what runws best with which?
John VE5MU
You'd be resting your case
] Movement toward open digital software?
IMHO, this KISS (Keep it simple,stupid) principle that microsoft
adhered
to would be something for linnux to examine, in order to survive
beyond
cult status
my 2 cents John VE5MU
This was true several years ago but has become
Dear Rick;
I am trying to go into LINUX. I very well understand your idea of using a cross
platform interoperability. For the past weeks I have been following all
LINUX-related subjects on this site. I have discovered that there are so many
LINUX versions. Now a question arises here. Is any
So I go back to my main question. Is any application written for one
LINUX version capable of operating with another LINUX version?
Best 73 Omar YK1AO
Most Linux apps are compatible across most other
Linux distros.
The challenges are three:
1. Dependencies upon other apps.
2. The version
Hi Omar,
Windows has improved greatly with the XP version, but my preference
would be an open product for the world rather than a proprietary
product. The MS Vista version(s) looks as if there will be very little
improvement although some in the security area as some operations may
keep a
Hi
That's my thought too!
If the time and energy used on the development of the many version available
were directed to only a few distro's, and make them more user friendly, i'm
sure that everybody would benefit from it and more and more people migrate
towards Linux.
It certainly would help to
Salomao Fresco wrote:
Hi
That's my thought too!
If the time and energy used on the development of the many version
available were directed to only a few distro's, and make them more user
friendly, i'm sure that everybody would benefit from it and more and
more people migrate
] Movement toward open digital software?
Hi
That's my thought too!
If the time and energy used on the development of the many version available
were directed to only a few distro's, and make them more user friendly, i'm
sure that everybody would benefit from it and more and more people migrate
DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA wrote:
What Linux does for one think is make you think about what you are doing
and keep you from becoming an appliance operator? How many hams really
know how to program their 2M talkie?
By the way... Did someone know about any software for 2M equipment
What Linux does for one think is make you think about what you are doing
and keep you from becoming an appliance operator? How many hams really
know how to program their 2M talkie?
By the way... Did someone know about any software for 2M equipment
programming under Linux?
73 de CM3NA
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Movement toward open digital software
My main criticism of Linux is that is has horrific fonts that are not
comparable to Windows fonts and the Linux folks try and make believe
that this is not a problem when it is a really serious problem for any
demonstrations with a Live disk, etc. to people who use computers for
practical
I think that for some, the fiddling may be OK. I have spent an
unbelievable amount of time over the years on fiddling with C-64's,
Apple //e, 286's up to Pentium IV's,with both software and hardware, as
I am sure many others here have as well.
One of the most difficult things I had to do a
If UNIX had been available for $50 instead of
$1000 back 20 years ago I doubt that MS would have succeeded in the
marketplace.
This topic is probably more appropriate on Slashdot than on this Yahoo
group, but
Windows preeminence on the desktop has nothing to do with the operating
system
I First of all , I'm a dyed-in-the-wool windows user, and make no excuses for
that.
There are interesting parallels between linnux and windows users, and different
users of ham radio..
On one hand you find those who are interested in operating, in communicating
and making new contacts around
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