We do want to provide a level playing field for cape vendors, but feel that the capes made by the FPP developers deserve an exception. Over the years the FPP developers have spent tens of thousands of hours developing and supporting FPP. Dan wrote the code which all Beagle Capes are using to drive pixels. David is the original author of FPP and his Pi cape which uses the DPIPixels Channel Output was designed working with Chris Pinkham. We feel strongly that this pre-signed EEPROM ‘advantage’ is warranted given the time these developers have spent on FPP. If another Cape Vendor were to step in and start contributing to FPP with the same level of dedication, we would consider allowing that vendor’s capes to be pre-signed.