PX4 with Pixhawk FC would be much better in terms of working out of the box.
But of you use it with a random "supported" FC then still lots of debugging is needed
If you think there is a business opportunity do it, but what is the opportunity? how do you make money if you are open source and not selling hardware? I think it's a ton of work to actually make something like this that's reliable and broadly available.
ArduPilot has experienced its fair share of ups and downs.
Back in 2007, while I was a university student, I started an open-source hardware company that sold Arduino and similar products. At one point, I wanted to stock ArduPilot products from DIYDrones.com. To explore this, I performed a WHOIS lookup on their domain and called the listed number. The founder answered, but his response was less than welcoming. He said something along the lines of, “Do you know who I am? How dare you call me like this.” That was the end of the conversation—and the idea.
Like others have mentioned, I do believe there’s an opportunity to create an alternative.
PX4 with Pixhawk FC would be much better in terms of working out of the box. But of you use it with a random "supported" FC then still lots of debugging is needed
If you think there is a business opportunity do it, but what is the opportunity? how do you make money if you are open source and not selling hardware? I think it's a ton of work to actually make something like this that's reliable and broadly available.
I can sense your frustration. It also sounds like you’re a subject matter expert. Why not contribute to these projects and make them better?
ArduPilot has experienced its fair share of ups and downs.
Back in 2007, while I was a university student, I started an open-source hardware company that sold Arduino and similar products. At one point, I wanted to stock ArduPilot products from DIYDrones.com. To explore this, I performed a WHOIS lookup on their domain and called the listed number. The founder answered, but his response was less than welcoming. He said something along the lines of, “Do you know who I am? How dare you call me like this.” That was the end of the conversation—and the idea.
Like others have mentioned, I do believe there’s an opportunity to create an alternative.