Arca Noae is continually working on support for new drivers for new hardware and applications with its business partners and developers. These are some of the projects we currently seeing active development efforts or are in the planning or “future consideration” stages.
Short Term Projects (Current work)
These are projects which are currently under active development. Completion of these projects is expected fairly soon.
New RPM packages for the Arca Noae Drivers & Software Subscription
We are working to add regularly updated usb.ids and pcidevs.txt listings for up-to-date hardware identification. Subscribers will be able to add the Subscription repo to Arca Noae Package Manager to be able to download and install these updates on demand.
Enhanced printer support for OS/2 (with and without CUPS)
A new printer driver package as part of the Arca Noae subscription is in the works. This package will consist of an updated PostScript printer driver for OS/2, usable both with and without CUPS. OS/2 and eComStation users with a need to print to newer PostScript-compatible printers should be pleased with the enhancements planned for this driver package.
Medium Term Projects (Next work)
These are projects which are expected to at least develop into test versions in one year or less.
See specific product roadmap pages for more news on upcoming work.
Long Term Projects (Speculative or Open-ended)
These are issues which are under investigation, considered highly speculative, or are proceeding at a slower pace for one reason or another. Some of them may become active projects; others may never see the light of day. All will receive consideration, but no promises are made as to whether any of them may actually become reality.
Support for SATA RAID and SAS controllers
We are investigating the development of drivers to support a limited set of SATA RAID and SAS controllers under OS/2.
See specific product roadmap pages for more planned or proposed projects.