@Dallas Joseph posted:somewhere it was said that this hobby is a RICH MAN'S HOBBY. Maybe all of this is what is really hurting getting many of the young into the hobby ?
I don't know who tipped you off but YEP. Attitudes hinder a lot of young people from entering or at least in participating in certain groups.
@G3750 posted:Nonetheless, whether we are talking about DCS or Legacy or some future system, I remain somewhat concerned about the “technology for technology’s sake” mentality in the hobby.
Agreed.
As far as the original inquiry, I was thinking the other day about the guys here that did some work to make Legacy work with Alexa. While I don't know the details on DCS R&D, I think these reverse engineering efforts will eventually be necessary down the road and I think that more and more people with the know-how will join the hobby as we go. I think we'll be ok. Of course, if Lionel and DCS went open source, these concerns would be entirely irrelevant because a determined person could always make a controller to accomplish what they want.
