The neat thing about Turbo codes is that they're being used in the 3G cell phone standards (along with various other codes.) Turbo codes are powerful because they are iterative: they make several approximations at the information sent across the wire (or lack of wire, heh).
This allows the system to do a good job of guessing what the original message is quickly. If you're interested in Turbo Codes, one of my former professors has done a lot of work with them, and has links to other turbo code sites on his website:
Why not just do what makes you happy? If you really enjoy writing source code, then write it. If you feel like giving it away, give it away. If you think you can make a profit off of it, then do it.
I really appreciate open source because it gives me a lot of examples. By reading others' source I feel I become a better developer. I want to give something back to the community myself, to help others. I think open-source can be an excellent learning tool.
I'm a paid programmer for a company that normally develops proprietary software for research, but recently I've worked on two open-source projects. I also work on open-source projects in my spare time. I make money at my job, and I've had the luxury of getting paid for writing open-source. You can have it both ways, just do what you love.
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The neat thing about Turbo codes is that they're being used in the 3G cell phone standards (along with various other codes.) Turbo codes are powerful because they are iterative: they make several approximations at the information sent across the wire (or lack of wire, heh).
This allows the system to do a good job of guessing what the original message is quickly. If you're interested in Turbo Codes, one of my former professors has done a lot of work with them, and has links to other turbo code sites on his website:
http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~mvalenti
Click on the turbo code link.
Why not just do what makes you happy? If you really enjoy writing source code, then write it. If you feel like giving it away, give it away. If you think you can make a profit off of it, then do it.
I really appreciate open source because it gives me a lot of examples. By reading others' source I feel I become a better developer. I want to give something back to the community myself, to help others. I think open-source can be an excellent learning tool.
I'm a paid programmer for a company that normally develops proprietary software for research, but recently I've worked on two open-source projects. I also work on open-source projects in my spare time. I make money at my job, and I've had the luxury of getting paid for writing open-source. You can have it both ways, just do what you love.