On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:36:46 +0100, Lee wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Ultimately though, _all_ software will be designed by AIs and > 'who' will 'own' it then? :) ..mmm, after AII; AI Intuition, porcupine aviation etc. ;o) > ...but until then we have both O/S & C/S s/w and that's the way > it _is_, whether anyone thinks that's good or bad. > > The issue of getting FG to work with C/S software, such as > vatsim, doesn't have to compromise FG's integrity or leave it > open to challenges. ..we certainly better not, and as long as we keep our eyes 'n minds open, we should able to remain squeaky clean. > There's no restriction within the GPL of exchanging data between O/S > and C/S s/w, and a good job too because all the firmware in your h/w > is going to be C/S. ..correct, those restrictions are usually on the C/S side and in their contracts, and litigators usually allege some complex and spicy form of breach of contracts. > The only real issue I see here is who does the work and how they > feel about it. ..feelings protects _nothing_. Action "on it" is a requirement. Ask any woman. ;o) > I've top-posted because I guess I'm summarising :) > > ...and hey - it's summer :) ..aye. ;o) -- ..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@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
