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a linux box is still patchable but it uses a open source coding system and there are alot of software writers out there. the difference is with say a echolink, you patch it and the patch comes complete with emulator and keys and so on built in, as for linux all the features are seperate so you could patch it with the image of your choice and then add the cams,keys,config files for c/s and so on via dcc/tcc, you also need to keep your stb hooked up to the p.c to get the best out of it. i am very much a learner myself where linux is concerned im just trying to give you some idea of whats involved.:thum: