On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:25:36 +0200, Mathias wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Samstag 30 April 2005 01:00, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > > 1. JSBSim is not maintained in fgfs' cvs, but JSBSim's own cvs. It's > > only > > regularly copied over to our cvs, so the patch applied here would > > repeatedly get overwritten. And applying it in JSBSim cvs is > > currently not a good idea because JSBSim is in a partial rewrite > > (-> xml format). > Yep, that has to be done elsewhere. > > > 2. the FA18 model is from an anonymous "contributor" from the net. > > Although > > Mathias beefed it up a lot, almost rewrote it, it's not GPL > > compatible as long the original creator hasn't given permission. > > And it's hard to ask him/her, because (s)he is ... anonymous. > > BTW: the great cockpit is all Mathias'. > Yes, more or less. > In the meantime there is not much left from the original model. I have > blueprints available and I redid many things according to that > blueprints. > There are still some parts copied from that anonymous model, but I > want to redo them too. ..I feel it might be adviceable to do this and all such rewrites in a fashion that makes it clear to anyone in the legal professions, that they are being rewritten or has been rewritten, fully legally, to replace any and all suspect non-GPL code, with GPL code. ..some people whine in Gloklaw because they find their litigation bait exposed. No need to fall for such baits anywhere. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
