On Fri Nov 16 18:18 , 'Howard Z' <HowardZ@...> sent:

>In answer to Juan's question:Ham Radio Integrator (HRI) will no longer be free.I
have not completed code changes for licensing.People who already have HRI
installed on their computer, may continue using it.However, it should not be
installed on any additional computers.Anyone distributing HRI will be sued.I
wrote HRI, and I control its distribution which has always been the Yahoo and
Groups.io websites.The price will be at least $25 per year.Digital modes have
been removed from HRI.TheModem software does MT63 and M110A, has its own group,
and will cost at least $25 per year.Government, Corporations, NGOs (like the Red
Cross) will pay a higher price.I know this will disappoint many people.I thought
writing free software would get noticed by potential employers.However I was
wrong.? Mentioning HRI in interviews, and the people using it all over the world
was something hiring managers did not care about at all.I put a years of work
into HRI and TheModem as an unemployed and unappreciated Computer Scientist.It's
time for the few who really appreciate my software, to pay a reasonable yearly
fee.I think most of the blame has been the H1B Visa system started in the 1990s
which allowed 50,000 to 75,000 foreign IT workers into the USA for 5 years.?
These H1B visa holders do not leave after 5 years, instead they become permanent
residents.? There are now over 1,000,000 IT workers in the USA due to the H1B
Visa program.? In addition, President Obama allowed them to bring in a spouse who
can also work.? So, it might be over 2,000,000.? All these additional computer
workers caused many to work in other lower paying fields.Candidate Trump on a few
occasions talked about eliminating or reducing the H1B Visa system.? However he
never had enough votes to get passed his agenda for legal and illegal
immigration.? Every speech/rally Trump made was to help the working man.? He said
what previous politicians had done wrong, and how he would fix it.? All the Trump
haters have never watched a single Trump rally speech because the mainstream
media suppressed them.? President Trump is the only president in our lifetime who
really wants to help the average person - more so than the democrats and the
republicans before him.? Half the country got his message, that the Democrats and
Republicans have been throwing the working man under the bus for the rich
contributors and special interests, and elected him.? The Democrat party lost
support of the rust belt and the working (wo)mans' unions.? The other half who
voted against him, never heard his speeches. ? He has kept his word, trying his
best to fulfill all his campaign promises - first time in our lifetime a
President has done this.? I think due to the midterm election results, he will
not be able to fulfill any more promises he made despite his best efforts.? Thus
I have no hope.Regards,Howard
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