On 27/08/2020 10:57, SWL_JN37 wrote:
On 27.08.20 09:44,n...@hotmail.com wrote:
I guess you never heard of alpha testing software.
Yes I did.
When we developed software for 5 GHz WiFi in the end of the 90s, we had
to use channel simulators to not violate regulatory concerns.
I understand that this is not possible for amateur radio, since channel
simulators take a lot of effort to develop themselves.
That's why it would in my opinion be the simplest, if the source code
would be released. Only interested people would take the effort to
compile and try the software (in contrast to rc-versions).
73
OM,
you are ignoring those that would take the unfinished work in progress,
despite protocols not being finalized, and copy the code parrot fashion
into their so-called derivative products, which they then release as
"complete" before the original authors have even made a public release.
All this despite being politely asked not to do just that until the
protocols are fixed. Without a means to combat such brazen plagiarism,
these authors of new protocols and modes would not wish to spend their
limited time and hard won experience working on such projects. So the
choice is either closed R&D until a public open release is ready, or no
new modes from this particular development team.
You are absolutely correct that channel simulators are sometimes very
hard to develop, particularly for bands and propagation modes that the
authors have little or no experience with other than what is in the
literature. There is no substitute for real data gathered on air at some
stage of design and development.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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