Post #1873792
2026-02-21 08:55 UTC
@vk6flab #FT2
* If the modified WSJT-X software communicates with the proprietary FT2 encoder/decoder via a formal, documented interface (like a pipe, a socket, or a command-line argument), they are often considered separate programs.
* If Martino and colleagues added a generic plugin architecture to WSJT-X that could be used by anyone writing "plugins" similar to the one they wrote FT2, and then happens to use it for their proprietary tool, it would be harder to prove a breach.
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@Ea5iyl@mastodon.radio 2026-02-21 08:56
@vk6flab #FT2 It remains to be seen in which case we are. That would not be possible until the developers publish the sources for the modified WSJT-X host under the GPL v.3 licence. Then we could analyse what's going on. (5/5)