Hi all,

since we haven't heard of any problems or issues with the new OpenNI
drivers, we are about to create an official ROS release.

In case there is important feedback you would like us to know before
triggering the release, please send me an email asap.

Thanks,
Julius

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Julius Kammerl
<jkammerl@willowgarage.com> wrote:
> Hi ROS-users,
>
> a new patched version of the OpenNI driver is available:
>
> OpenNI 1.5.4.0
> Sensor-primesense 5.1.0.41
>
> Corresponding debs can be found on Jochen Sprickerhof's launchpad:
> https://launchpad.net/~v-launchpad-jochen-sprickerhof-de/+archive/pcl
>
> This update fixes a bug that might occur when operating multiple
> devices the same time and also fixes the XnSensorServer crashes under
> Ubuntu Precise. Furthermore, we noticed improvements in start-up
> speed.
>
> We'll update the official ROS openni-dev debian beginning of next
> week. It would be great, if you could give it a try and we are looking
> forward to receiving your feedback.
>
> Best regards,
> Julius