Keith,
Good questions!
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Was reading a response to a question over in the Gemini I forum
that requested this forum was a better place to post. I was a little
surprised to read that even though Gemini II is already shipping .....
it appears that the firmware and feature set is far from finalized.
Just what is the status? How far away from finalization is the firmware
and feature set? At what percentage of completion does the hardware
exist? Is there a feature "roadmap" for the project? Are the developers
still taking suggestions for the feature set. Is the development a
closed community? I am interested in how the new hardware will
integrate into the existing Gemini I solutions developed over the many
years of Gemini existence.
Finalized? Gemini II is the base for about another ten years of
development. This clearly set the priorities. The hardware had to be
finalized first. It is, and it has options for the future.
After the hardware, there comes a giant amount of code we call
firmware. Yes, this is not finalized, although the feature set is
already huge. If you are aware of the development of Gemini I from
level one to level four you know my intentions... to get the most out
of it to meet the user's demands.
Regarding the feature set and in this tradition, I enjoy any
suggestions for new features. There's so much possible that I have to
appreciate your suggestions... everyones imagination is limited. I'd
say, the users are ruling the development, as they did with G1 with so
much different kinds of use, and if someone likes to contribute some
nice pieces of C code, oh yes, please! BTW, G2 is a very open system
allowing to create your own web sites to control it.
There are some big landmarks on the roadmap. Alt/Az support is the next
one.
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