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RE: New DJI FPV firmware released (08/30/2021)
COLDFusion Posted at 9-1 10:59
there are some hacks to remove NFZ and 500m Limitations. Also Permanent FCC Mode or Root Access to Drone. With this Update they try to stop these hacks.
For the normal Useres with using no hacks nothing change...
@COLDFusion where is this detailed?
seems like an odd thing for DJI to want to jump on , rather than just quietly include at a future date.
but this kind of highlights a couple of 'worrying' points about this update.
as a developer, you really dont put out updates like this unless you have to... the optics are pretty bad.
(esp, using terms like 'Optimised Flight Safety' , which you know are going to be interpreted as 'bugs in flight safety')
usually, these kind of changes you would try to bury, with a few nice 'user facing' updates, new features/improvements, and perhaps not even mention flight safety or the changes.
(user facing changes dont need to be big, DJI are quite happy to include tiny things under grand titles like 'improved flight performance')
so not only did they think this was important enough that it need to go out now... on its own.
and also very likely, they have little to no plans on another released in the near future containing changes thats users have asked for, or ffind appealing.
... this is basically 101 release management, that even a junior developer knows.
so.. basically, looks like DJI are at best in 'maintenence' mode on the DJI FPV,
thats pretty damning if its true - for a product thats 6 months old, and virtual no user facing updates, and is a in new product sector.
.. it does not bode well.
ok, to not end on a negative note, but to be optimistic... (though frankly, I fear unlikely)
the other thing that can happen in software development, is you are working on some major updates.
and then an 'issue' crops up that is important enough, that it cannot wait for the next major release.
so you have to put it out, even though you cannot included any of the new features yet.
its a bit grabbing at straws, esp. these days when we use features branches etc...
but if you want hope, I'll throw this bone out there ;)
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