[Yaesu] java or linux tool for VX-5R clone file

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Seagraves" <dseagrav at lunar-tokyo.net>


> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, kd4e wrote:
>
> > FireFox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, OpenOffice, and
> > many other apps started in Linux and were ported
> > to the MS version of windows and to Apple.
>
> Yes, and they were portable by design, rather than running under yet
> another layer of indirection. Portability by indirection (Virtual
> machines, bytecode interpreters, etc) is a waste of everyone's time and a
> crutch. Just because a plethora of java-based mailreaders exist does not
> mean I plan to abandon pine anytime soon.
>
> > There are many many apps that work across platform,
> > we should support that vs proprietary apps.
>
> How about you use whatever solves your problem rather than trying to
> attach religious significance to it? (This applies to radio gear as well!)
> The last time I checked, the GPL did not include a pledge of allegiance to
> the OSF. I have a Mac, a PC, a VAX in the other room running BSD, a
> PDP-10, a Linux TV in the living room, and a large multi-site multi-system
> network at the office composed of Linux and Windows 2003 servers. I've
> used systems from AIX to Z/OS, and each one does its own job in its own
> way. Just because I like one does not mean I must dislike all others. None
> of them is the "best operating system". Each is picked according to its
> task and expected workload. Trying to compare them to the other on an
> equal footing would be a waste of time because said equal footing doesn't
> exist.
>
> Also, resorting to namecalling both destroys your own argument and makes
> you look like a fool. Don't do that, even if the other person does. If
> politicians were to take this advice election campaigns wouldn't be an
> international embarassment.


  This is NOT going to degenerate into a political mud-sling. Here, we are
discussing Yaesu radios and by extension programming software for
Yaesu radios. NOT the Operating System platforms.

  Please stop it NOW, or certain OM may have their Moderator bit set ON,
which means I have to approve all posts from certain OM.

  Your cooperation is appreciated.

                _Ray_        KBØSTN
        owner-yaesu at mailman.qth.net