From Sebastian of the Apertus Open Source Cinema Camera project:
The Road from AXIOM Beta Developer Kit to Production Camera
Developer Kits have been shipping for some time now and we are aware that the most pressing question for many of you is “When will the AXIOM Beta evolve from a Developer Kit to being a production ready camera?” This article should help to answer that question, but keep in mind that the camera has been carefully designed to evolve constantly.