I work in two different theaters that generally have different versions of software installed on their Ions. I would like to use Nomad so I can have a designer remote. However, since the version of Nomad and the version of software have to agree that means I need to remove and re-install the appropriate version on my laptop depending on which venue I'm in. This can be annoying and I generally spend time I could be using for other things finding the right version (finding old versions on the ETC site is not obvious), installing it and figuring out why it won't talk to the board etc.
I see two possible solutions. Either fix the software so that the newest version of Nomad will communicate with all the older versions going back at least one minor version (i.e. 2.5 will talk to 2.5 and 2.4). Or allow multiple versions to be installed at once and select the version you want to run a startup. For extra credit create a section of the ETC website where all versions (not just the current one) are easy to find so finding an old version doesn't require going through Google or Bing.
-Ed Hunter
