Subj : Re: ? The various message
To : Tony Langdon
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Sat May 22 2021 08:37 pm
Hello Tony;
-=> Tony Langdon wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
TL> But I do like the principle of having ham systems open, especially the
TL> air interface.
If the airwaves were open source, we wouldn't pay license fees.
TL> Actually, there's M17, in early stages of development. D-STAR's air
TL> interface is open spec, though at one stage you needed to be able to
TL> read Japanese to get the full specs. Not sure if it's all been
TL> translated yet. Only part not open is the audio codec, and that was a
TL> case of necessity, back in the day. Had D-STAR been designed today,
TL> there's a chance Codec2 might have been chosen instead.
Open spec is not open source though. That's just a test that says
"if you can figure out our code go for it... here's a hint". If you
need to make a patch you can't, unless it's your own code.
TL> My folders are mostly for mailing lists, which ARE used for the same
TL> purpose as echomail. :)
I don't see physical folders but mail area indexes. Imap creates physical
folders. More bytes off the drive.
... Dilate - To live long
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