[WriteLog] DigiRite 1.1.32 update. and a new way to distribute it

[Jon Anhold]

Build successful.

On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 9:58 PM Dean St. Hill <dmsthill at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is all rather interesting but also rather sad. Lots that should
> probably be said but when legal stuff trumps the advancement of the radio
> art, well, what can be said.
>
> We may need someone(s) to develop XX8 and XX4 and even XX16 software in the
> public domain - because now I am not even sure what to think about those 8
> and 4 modes.
>
> All smiles
>
> Dean 8P2K
>
>
> *Dean St.Hill*
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>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 8:06 PM Steve Lund <k6um.elist at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I didn't have full success.
> >
> > The XDft build ended with the following error:
> >
> > The command "copy C:\digirite-build\binWin32\*.dll C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\source\repos\Digi-Rite\Digi-XDft\Win32\Release\:VCEnd" exited with
> > code 1.
> >
> > Not sure where the :VCEnd is coming from.
> >
> > Typing this into a CMD prompt does work:
> >
> > copy "C:\digirite-build\binWin32\*.dll" "C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\source\repos\Digi-Rite\Digi-XDft\Win32\Release\"
> >
> > Because most of the files are longer than DOS 8.3 quotes are need around
> > the directory paths.
> >
> > The DigiRite build ended with the following error:
> >
> > The command "copy C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\source\repos\Digi-Rite\\Digi-XDft\Win32\Release\*.* C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\Source\Repos\Digi-Rite\bin\x86\Release\" exited with code 1.
> >
> > Note there are two "\\" in the first directory name; and again quotes are
> > needed around the directory paths.
> >
> > Typing this into a CMD prompt does work:
> >
> > copy "C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\source\repos\Digi-Rite\Digi-XDft\Win32\Release\*.*" "C:\Users\Steve
> > Lund\Source\Repos\Digi-Rite\bin\x86\Release\"
> >
> >
> > Why am I experiencing these errors?
> >
> > I was afraid to run Register.exe because of these problems. The
> > DigiRite.exe runs fine.
> >
> > Steve, K6UM
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 4:02 PM Wayne, W5XD <w5xd at writelog.com> wrote:
> >
> > > To users of WriteLog with DigiRite
> > >
> > > There is a new version of DigiRite available. But...
> > >
> > > Since the previous release of DigiRite, version 1.1.30, we have
> received
> > > complaints from the WSJT-X copyright holders that the combination of
> > > WriteLog with DigiRite violates their software license, the Gnu Public
> > > License (GPL.) It is our reading that DigiRite does not violate the
> GPL,
> > > but our opinion does not remove the threat that we would have to pay
> > > lawyers to defend it. To reduce that threat to a level of risk we are
> > > willing to take (it cannot go to zero--anyone can sue anybody for
> > > anything in this country) we have removed the DigiRite installer kit
> > > from writelog.com. The DigiRite sources remain open (which is the
> > > primary requirement of the GPL after all) and are published on github
> > > and there are some new features since 1.1.30 that might interest you.
> > >
> > > These features are in version 1.1.32:
> > >     1. fix a bug that poorly chooses the priority of which messages to
> > > send to concurrent QSOs in progress.
> > >     2. Set the CQ message and the exchange to send in DigiRite dialogs
> > > rather than fishing around in WriteLog's f-key memories. (That was not
> a
> > > user-friendly choice in the first place, so its now fixed.)
> > >
> > > To get a running version of DigiRite 1.1.32, you have to build it
> > > yourself (or get someone to do it for you). The software tools are
> > > available for free download from Microsoft.  The details are at
> > > http://writelog.com/digirite, which links to the build recipe here:
> > > https://writelog.com/digirite-build
> > >
> > > Wayne, W5XD
> > >
> > >
> > >
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