My main point exactly.
I appreciate that, and I definitely appreciate the work being done by the developers. That doesn't mean I believe any developer should believe a locked-in system is appropriate. Heck, look at the OS being employed, here. The main idea of Linux and of GNU is to...
So you buy a separate set of controllers when you want to do a display on Independence day (or your country's equivalent)? You've never considered doing displays on Halloween? Any other holiday or special occasion? No matter, even for my Christmas displays, I employ more than just FPP.
I...
I have no means of measuring for what percentage of people this is acceptable, and I have no desire for something that is idiot proof. I certainly cannot imagine why anyone would consider a system that locks them in to one set of software to be acceptable under any circumstances. I don't even...
Well, not so much, I'm afraid. I've had to modify the settings on the RPi quite a bit to meet my needs. Trashing all that and starting over will take quite a bit of work I would really rather not undertake if I don't have to. What's more, the assumption one only wants to use the Pi for FFP is...