Re: [ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 13-Dec-07, at 10:12 PM, Linux Lingam wrote: > hardware devices that become software applications affect a gestalt > change, especially if copylefted. w00t -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss conference for the common man:

Re: [ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread justintmoore22
The only real downside is using commodity chips for specialized tasks. Back in the days of dial up we had "win modems" which were a physical interface to the pstn, but the cpu was in charge of the transmissions, which caused a lot of overhead. I wonder what the overhead will be like with this s

Re: [ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, My thoughts below: - On Dec 13, 2007 11:15 PM, Smruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Sounds interesting. But when you get down to ground reality it is still not | possible to make hardware gpl complaint. \-- Why not? - | Hardware is tangible and it costs. We can make the architecture

Re: [ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread Linux Lingam
On Dec 13, 2007 11:15 PM, Smruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds interesting. But when you get down to ground reality it is still not > possible to make hardware gpl complaint. Simply, because of the fact that > Hardware is tangible and it costs. We can make the architecture open source > but t

Re: [ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread Smruti
Sounds interesting. But when you get down to ground reality it is still not possible to make hardware gpl complaint. Simply, because of the fact that Hardware is tangible and it costs. We can make the architecture open source but the hardware itself can't be made for free. You can make the softwar

[ilugd] intel software radio for wimax, DVB-H, etc

2007-12-13 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, this story picked off slashdot excites me: Intel targets WiMAX with software radio device http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/11/42781/intel+targets+wimax+with+software+radio+device.htm why? a) gpl or copyleft does not normally work on hardware. (tangible versus intangib