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TNAP-Images
In years past, new enigma2 receivers would come to market several times a year. Without being specific, the new enigma2 receivers would help (monetary) support enigma2 images and enigma2 forums. There really are not many new users showing up on the enigma2 forums, and New enigma2 receivers have become extinct. The "New" enigma2 receivers we have today are pretty much 2018-2020 models with "lipstick" put on them so you think they are "New".
Since the current enigma2 support forums and enigma2 image builds are setup for new receivers coming to market, we are seeing financial stress in the enigma2 area. For example, up to the early 2020's say 2020-2023, you heard very little about enigma2 forum site donations, or enigma2 image groups admitting publicly they are struggling for financial support. The Money that could be counted on and was a 'Given" in years past has today dried up and we are starting to see the effects of it.
When the enigma2 money left, so did some of the developers. Maybe a few of the developers that left could probably be tied straight to the enigma2 money train. Who really knows? But there is simply no monetary incentive to be an enigma2 developer today, so we do not have as many. The developers that are left obviously love the satellite hobby as no other real incentive exists now.
In 2026 and 2027, some tough decisions will have to be made in the enigma2 support community unless something changes fast. This forum for example exists in part or is supported in part by the occasional, casual member donation, but by far and large, this forum exists because the owner is willing to pay for it. The tnapimages.com website exists because I personally pay for it.
So now that it has been explained that the enigma2 groups are suffering financially, OpenVix made the decision to cut its image support roughly in half about a month ago. This decision orphaned all Edision 4K image support from OpenVix, except for image building. Basically what OpenVix is saying is build your own image if we no longer support it. OpenVix does offer exceptional enigma2 image building assistance. However, building an enigma2 image repeatedly from sources can prove to be a daunting task.
This forum, legitfta offers technical support that far exceeds the basic image build and crosses into the latest in technology. We can for example have an AI (Artifical Intelligence) model setup an enigma2 build system and build the image, plus debug it along the way. But this costs money for the individual, and as most humans are reluctant to learn anything new, Not Attempted.
The enigma2 future will probably lean heavily on individual image builders at some point, but the AI assistants will also vastly improve over time. Also, we are not to this point yet and are still transitioning away from a monied enigma2 image. Surely you would think at some future time, brand new enigma2 receivers will appear, right? And someone will have to support them, so the future is not gloom and doom, rather it is transitioning into something else.
For the moment, a personal decision has been made to host the OpenVix Edision 4K images on tnapimages.com. These images will be built directly from OpenVix Release sources, with any edits or alterations to the image or build kept to a bare minimum. The idea here is not to have a TNAP-OpenVix. The idea or vision is simply to keep Original-Current OpenVix Edision 4K images available to the public for an unknown length of time.
Since the current enigma2 support forums and enigma2 image builds are setup for new receivers coming to market, we are seeing financial stress in the enigma2 area. For example, up to the early 2020's say 2020-2023, you heard very little about enigma2 forum site donations, or enigma2 image groups admitting publicly they are struggling for financial support. The Money that could be counted on and was a 'Given" in years past has today dried up and we are starting to see the effects of it.
When the enigma2 money left, so did some of the developers. Maybe a few of the developers that left could probably be tied straight to the enigma2 money train. Who really knows? But there is simply no monetary incentive to be an enigma2 developer today, so we do not have as many. The developers that are left obviously love the satellite hobby as no other real incentive exists now.
In 2026 and 2027, some tough decisions will have to be made in the enigma2 support community unless something changes fast. This forum for example exists in part or is supported in part by the occasional, casual member donation, but by far and large, this forum exists because the owner is willing to pay for it. The tnapimages.com website exists because I personally pay for it.
So now that it has been explained that the enigma2 groups are suffering financially, OpenVix made the decision to cut its image support roughly in half about a month ago. This decision orphaned all Edision 4K image support from OpenVix, except for image building. Basically what OpenVix is saying is build your own image if we no longer support it. OpenVix does offer exceptional enigma2 image building assistance. However, building an enigma2 image repeatedly from sources can prove to be a daunting task.
This forum, legitfta offers technical support that far exceeds the basic image build and crosses into the latest in technology. We can for example have an AI (Artifical Intelligence) model setup an enigma2 build system and build the image, plus debug it along the way. But this costs money for the individual, and as most humans are reluctant to learn anything new, Not Attempted.
The enigma2 future will probably lean heavily on individual image builders at some point, but the AI assistants will also vastly improve over time. Also, we are not to this point yet and are still transitioning away from a monied enigma2 image. Surely you would think at some future time, brand new enigma2 receivers will appear, right? And someone will have to support them, so the future is not gloom and doom, rather it is transitioning into something else.
For the moment, a personal decision has been made to host the OpenVix Edision 4K images on tnapimages.com. These images will be built directly from OpenVix Release sources, with any edits or alterations to the image or build kept to a bare minimum. The idea here is not to have a TNAP-OpenVix. The idea or vision is simply to keep Original-Current OpenVix Edision 4K images available to the public for an unknown length of time.