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G1NNB > ANT 17.05.06 11:15l 64 Lines 2755 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 15545_GB7ESX
Read: OE7HNT GUEST
Subj: Re: QRV with Roomcap antenna
Path: DB0FHN<DB0MRW<DK0WUE<7M3TJZ<ON0AR<GB7ESX
Sent: 060517/1006z 15545@GB7ESX.#31.GBR.EU $:15545_GB7ESX [Witham, Esx]NNA V3.1
I really don't understand all the fuss about someone asking for a payment for
details of something they have designed.
For years various people have made a great deal of money from radio amateurs
from donations for software and hardware. The baycom group, for instance, made
a small fortune selling their software and modems as did F6FBB and the author
of winpack etc. without all this fuss. Nothing wrong with people trying to
recover their cost, why do some amateurs always expect everything for nothing?
They could after all sell their designs or software to a commercial company
where you would have to pay a damnn site more than they are asking.
Get real, you have no right to anything for free just because it was
designed/written by a radio amateur. I'm only surprised anyone offers anything
to fellow radio amateurs knowing the agro they get when they do.
73 George G1NNB
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>From: G4WYW@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
>To : ANT@WW
>
>
>G0FTD wrote:-
>> So when is the picture and ascii text file going to be sent on packet ?
>
>If Felix did that, he would no longer be able to sell his project Andy
>because it would be freely available to everyone.
>
>I have received an SP from one of those callsigns that Felix used for
>promoting his commodity. I wonder why that callsign had to shout using
>upper case capitals throughout. I wonder why, too, he didn't send his
>testimony as an SB to @WW then all that use packet could have read his
>evidence?
>
>This station claims that as Felix designed the antenna that it is up to
>him what he does with it. That he contributed because he feels that the
>author should receive something for the intellectual rights and the will
>of sharing it.
>
>But Felix is NOT sharing it, if he was he would have shown the design on
>packet so all could try it. It seems that this amateur who writes to me
>in private, supports Felix use of packet for promoting his commercial
>interests and he fails to mention the use of Ham radio to advertise and
>then point to the website to ask for money directly!
>
>What this amateur is forgetting or overlooking, is that I also contributed
>but then I was told by email from Felix that he could not continue with
>his project and that I could be refunded if I wanted to. Naturally I did
>ask for my money back. Strange that then he should write claiming that he
>did send the design to many stations, after saying that he could not
>continue.
>
>When are we going to see one of these stations that have received the
>design on disc write to this topic with their own comments?
>
>When is Felix going to respond to GM7HUD's request to know if he could
>expect to receive the design for the cost of blank media and postage?
>
>This mystery continues...
>
>~ MeL ~ G4WyW
>ÿ
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