| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#9
August 24th 10, 12:00 AM
posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
|
|||
|
|||
vemsa3d 1.1 - a floss visual em simulator for 3d antennas
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:13:33 -0700, John Smith
wrote: On 8/22/2010 11:55 PM, wrote: ... Well, after all, it seems that we only forgot to mention the name of that elephant in the room -perhpas because its advantageous name is /F/L/O/S/S/. Best regards, pez Yes, the free, as in free beer is one great advantage, but an advantage not all will be able to take advantage of. If you're saying free isn't really free I can agree with you. I have brewed my own beer (still do) and the realization was quickly discovered that free isn't really free unless the hourly rate is zip, zero, nada.... Paying consultants a kilobuck per day to support FOSS-based projects starts looking pound-foolish very quickly. Training the in-house guy to learn the ins and outs of a piece of FOSS doesn't work too well either. If the guy is any good, he will soon be marketing his skills as a $100+/hr consultant. In this aspect FOSS is just another form vendor lock-in except the vendor is the consultant hawking his skills and knowledge. Since MMANA-GAL and EZNEC have visual interfaces so similar, being able to use one is effectively being able to immediately use the other. The learning curve into your interface takes just a bit longer ... Both provide immediate understanding but one immediacy takes longer than the other? How different are skillsets for using a WIMP interface? but, as you say, the availability of the source makes it highly desirable to at least one group. The free in FOSS doesn't mean that anything is free of a learning curve. In fact FOSS can actually present a learning wall. P2P support tends to deal with solving specific problems rather than any abstract interpretation of what the problem is, why it exists (aka why the tool works as it does), and how best to resolve the specific issue. The biggest problem with FOSS is too many freetards try to use the tools and fail to contribute what they have learned/experienced into any sort of public knowledge base. I don't mean to denigrate FOSS at all. I'm just asking if FOSS is _the_ answer what was _the_ question? Too many know-nothings assume the tool is the answer and free means minimal effort/expense required. Only knowledgeable consumers ask how expensive is free. |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| vemsa3d 1.1 - a floss visual em simulator for 3d antennas | Antenna | |||
| vemsa3d 1.1 - a floss visual em simulator for 3d antennas | Antenna | |||
| VHF Simulator | Equipment | |||
| A new use for dental floss | Homebrew | |||
| Anyone used Superspice simulator ? | Homebrew | |||
Threaded Mode
