Just thinking out load,what would be nice, is it can be integrated into FG,
so that aircraft are checked against the remote "hangar" and
downloaded/updated if not under the local aircraft directory, or out of date
(a pre-generated MD5 checksum should suffice)
Users could configure the address of an XML/HTTP service for each "hangar"
they can then decided to add new hangars or stick with the official GPL
hangars.
So this requires work within FG, and work on a "hangar" server, but that
could simply be a XML file served of a static web site, such as;
<hangar name="My Special Hangar">
<owner>scotth1</owner>
<aircraft model="C172" name="Cessna 172">
<download-uri>/aircraft/c172.zip</download-uri>
<download-url>/aircraft/c172.tar.bz2</download-uri>
<checksum>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</checksum>
<last-updated>2011-04-21 09:13Z</last-updated>
<license>GPL_v2</license>
</aircraft>
</hangar>
Just a few thoughts....
S.
On Thursday 21 Apr 2011 18:11:46 Vivian Meazza wrote:
> Ryan M wrote
>
> > Something I've always thought about is an official aircraft repository
> > that contained non-GPL2 aircraft- straight from the authors, of course.
> > There are many aircraft for FlightGear that are not GPL-licensed (some
> > of them very well-developed, like the Tu-154b and the MD-81), and I
> > think it'd be best if we had an official repository for them. Currently,
> > they are hosted on a number of unofficial "hangars," decreasing their
> > visibility and their accessibility to the end-user.
> >
> > This discussion has been raised before on the forums; just thought I'd
> > mention it here. Sorry if there's been a previous conversation about
> > this and I've resurrected a dead topic.
>
> I don't think this has been raised for a while, if at all. It could be a
> good idea, if there really is a demand for it. Conceptually it is another
> external "hangar", but with "official" status. It would need some people to
> maintain it, but I guess you would volunteer yourself, and to organize
> others to help?
>
> I can't think of any downside right now.
>
> Vivian
>
>
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