Cale:
You¡¯re right in making that additional analogy and I¡¯ll use that also with full credit to you.?
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Stroh N8GNJ (he / him / his)
Editor
Zero Retries Newsletter -
Radios are Computers - With Antennas!
For the post-minicomputer generation, the relevant genX analogy will be that of Linux vs. Windows. Linux offered the same open source freedom that M17 does today in that it was a completely accessible, modifiable, and "free" alternative to Microsoft that we could tinker with. Today, almost every server on the internet runs Linux. If the M17 future follows that path, we'll see a ubiquitous mode found on nearly every transceiver. And people won't really think about it.
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It's exciting to me as a "techie" because it can be entirely a software interaction. The intersection of software and RF is what got me interested in the hobby, and this extends that world of freedom and possibility.?
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People will be persuaded to invest in M17 once they can see the benefits over other modes in practical application. That will come as the early adopters continue to build on this initial success and showcase what's possible.
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73
K4HCK
Cale
