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

[cory barton]

Update.

The post about Paparazzi is on DIY Drones now.
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/getting-started-with-paparazzi

Cory

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 5:09 PM, David Conger <address@hidden> wrote:
> 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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