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DS2000A Upgrade Utility
KedasProbe:
--- Quote from: Rigby on April 03, 2014, 03:16:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: KedasProbe on April 03, 2014, 07:53:02 am ---It doesn't need to be open source (because then other people can make bad versions)
Just find a way to make it not generate 'false positives' !!
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That... doesn't make any sense. Anyone can patch a binary or replace a binary in a closed source installer and turn a "good" version into a "bad" version. Open source has nothing at all to do with that.
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Yes, you are right it still can be made bad, but I'm pretty sure it will be much easier to spot a bad one if there is only one good version.
KedasProbe:
--- Quote from: madcrow on April 03, 2014, 03:01:07 pm ---If good after-sales support is important for you, I can only recommend Silcon Electronics.
The owner, Petr Smid is also an EEVBlog member under the nickname "Drieg". He has tremendous experience with Rigol DSOs, and he is very helpful.
Like many other EEVBlog members, I bought my DS2072a from him an have not regretted it.
BTW, they offer free shipping within the EU :)
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Thanks for the info.
edit: deleted, batronix isn't cheaper.
Arkku:
Regarding open sourcing this, I personally feel strongly that open source is the only way for this kind of “hack” based on community effort (by the author's admission, the key functionality is the modified firmware and rigup). Open sourcing is giving back to the community, and it also means that once the original author is no longer interested in maintaining the utility, and the procedure changes, others can take up the work.
But of course here one can simply choose not to use the utility and do the modification manually, so no harm done as such, except maybe for potential burden of helpful people having to provide support for the utility in problem cases without knowing what's actually happening inside.
Rigby:
--- Quote from: KedasProbe on April 03, 2014, 04:07:04 pm ---Yes, you are right it still can be made bad, but I'm pretty sure it will be much easier to spot a bad one if there is only one good version.
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Not really, not to me, anyway. Give me the source so I can see it and compile it myself, ESPECIALLY if it's a C# app, and I'll be happiest.
Maybe (omg) I can contribute a fix or 10 back to the repository and improve it. If I have to get it from GitHub then I know it's legit, binary or not. I don't know if it's legit or not if it's from some silly free web filehosting crapsite like it is now.
Mark_O:
Wow, what an enormous amount of pissing and moaning :rant: about a tool someone spent their time on, for free, to try to help people out.
Way to say "thanks"! :clap: :-+
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