[Elecraft] Ideas for an FT8 Radio

[Neil Zampella]

As long as the developer is using any part of the WSJT-X code it cannot 
be added to closed source firmware.    It doesn't matter that it can be 
done.
It would be in violation of the GPL

Neil, KN3ILZ

On 12/30/2018 8:59 PM, John Harper wrote:
> Here's the thread - scroll down to message #27527:
>
> https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/topic/no_ft8_in_the_upcoming_qsx/27317246?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,27317246
>
> John AE5X
> https://ae5x.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 7:56 PM Devin Butterfield <
> devin.butterfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> One of the potential issues no one has mentioned is that JT and friends
>> released the code for FT8 under the GNU GPL license. This means if you link
>> this into any proprietary closed device or firmware, you would violate the
>> terms of the license.
>>
>> You would have to either:
>>
>> 1. Write a cleanroom implementation from scratch of FT8, ensuring you
>> didn’t use any GPL code and didn’t violate any copyrights
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. Build an “open” box radio, where all software is open source and
>> licensed under the GPL
>>
>> Having said that, you might want to discuss with an attorney before
>> starting a business venture using JT’s software.
>>
>> I also agree that a one-mode radio wouldn’t be of interest for very long.
>> —
>> Regards, Devin / K6DRS
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 30, 2018, at 5:44 PM, John Harper <johnae5x at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The upcoming QSX kit from G0UPL may have FT8 capability. Hans announced
>>> that it will run PSK31, WSPR and RTTY natively, ie on firmware within the
>>> rig. Another ham, a Latvian I believe, asked "Why not FT8 too?"
>>>
>>> Hans offered him a free QSX if he could write the code for FT8 capability
>>> to exist within the QSX and, last I heard, he was successful.
>>>
>>> https://qrp-labs.com/qsx.html
>>>
>>> John AE5X
>>> https://ae5x.blogspot.com
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