Has there been a feature set discussed for Xastir 2.0? Some things I think need improvement:
Maps, maps and more maps. We need the ability to use Google maps or our own mapservers without a lot of configuration for customization. For the end users such as myself, this would be invaluable. Try as I may, I have no interest in dbfawks, other maptypes etc. I like to load a good looking map and let the client do what it's supposed to (for me anyhow, I know people use Xastir for LOTS of other things) and that is display APRS posits on screen. Tiger maps just don't cut it for me, but as that is what I find to be reliable, that's what I use. True cross-platform compatibility. Should it be developed in Python or Java? No more virtual machines for windows folks, even though we'd like them all to be using linux, that's just not going to happen overnight and there will always be die hard Windows and Mac fanatics. Evaluate the existing feature set in Xastir now and decide if anything can be removed or improved upon. If I had coding skills I would gladly contribute them, but I can at least test :D Just throwing my thoughts out..... 73 Stephen K1LNX On 10/4/07, James Ewen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Xastir currently is a functional piece of software that does a very > decent job of acting as an APRS client. It is in no way handicapped by > limited functionality. > > What needs to happen, is that someone (in the development group) needs > to mark a line in the sand(s of time), and start development of Xastir > 2.0. > > New Year's Day is approaching, and it is always marked by resolutions, > promises, and new starts. > > Why not set the date as a line in the sand? 2008 is the year of Xastir 2.0 > . > > If the project never gets started, it will never be more than a dream. > > James > VE6SRV > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > Xastir@xastir.org > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Stephen Brown - ARS K1LNX Johnson City, TN EM86uh "I use FOSS daily to keep my boxen clean!!!" _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
