Re: [Paparazzi-devel] DiyDrones: discussion about Paparazzi and Linux

[David Conger]

EXACTLY!!!

The best thing in my opinion Paparazzi can do is quietly continue to  
be the best. No need to advertise the  benefits or make claims about  
it. Educated people who look at all the information can come to their  
own conclusions about it.

I truly enjoy viewing the new posts on the Wiki and being impressed  
with the ideas that go into Paparazzi. I would never want it to be  
spoiled and turned into something that was static and only the product  
of a single company.

Recent example is the Multi-Aircraft code being documented on the  
Wiki...using FAA directives to control which UAV goes up and which  
goes down...brilliant. I mean keep that up!!!

Learning to type a few commands in Linux is trivial to automate. The  
code to make the most superior autopilot is not. Keep the focus on  
what is truly important stuff not making it attractive to the masses.

-David Conger
On Oct 27, 2008, at 2:01 PM, cory barton wrote:

> For a lot of people Linux = Scary geek stuff.  They ignore the costs
> of Windows because they have no reference point. They cannot see the
> problems since they only know the Windows way. Linux is easy now. It
> is much easier than windows. Besides, what better fit for a DIY Drone,
> than a DIY OS?
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 4:53 PM, David Conger <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Ah, yes, I saw that about a week ago.
> >
> > "What do you think"?
> >
> > It is uncomfortable for some people to change. Paparazzi is very  
> > much about
> > change. It's not Windows based. It is not a commercial product sold  
> > for
> > thousands of dollars by some billion dollar company. It's freely  
> > available
> > to anyone and is a collaboration.
> >
> > To me what make Paparazzi so attractive is the global international  
> > support
> > provided by the "community". How can that  be made any better?
> >
> > How many drivers (dll) are required to make that FTDI cable  
> > work? :) ... or
> > to program a Tiny autopilot via USB? (using Linux vs Windows) ..  
> > it's just
> > strange and new so it is feared and put down.
> >
> > -David Conger
> >
> >
> > On Oct 27, 2008, at 1:32 PM, address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > > My boot-CD-howto has started a discussion about Paparazzi and  
> > > Linux, see
> > > http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A45741
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > >
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