--- Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:47:37 +0000 (GMT), Buchanan, wrote in message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > 1) The standard aircraft distributed with a release. New users will
> > immediately judge the quality of FG based on these and the default
> > scenery. These really should be very high quality, while showing off
> > the variety of simulations FG is capable of. I think should reduce the
> > number of variants delivered as well. We really only need one C172 in
> > the distribution.
>
> ..maybe. The C172 is well modelled and known etc for anything but
> sex appeal. ;o)
But I think it is important to include it in the base package. It's pretty
easy to fly, and anyone coming from an MSFS background will find it
familiar. It may not be sexy, but it is a pretty good platform for
learning about flying and the simulator. The key thing is that we don't
want to confuse users by offering different variations, some of which are
inappropriate for a first-time user. The high-res cockpit version that
displays upside down (presumably for a multi-machine environment) is a
classic example.
> > 2) The aircraft on the hangar page on the website. The current version
> > and status information doesn't really seem adequate to set the
> > expectations of new users, hence the complaints. Maybe we need to have
> > two pages - one for "production quality" and one for "in development"?
>
> ..here we can allow non-GPL plane links in a non-GPL hangar page, using
> the ugly P word, and those non-GPL guys stick in all the litigation prep
> work into each of all their planes, with an ugly big ass "I accept all
> the contractual terms" button to scare sane people home into GPL planes.
Very good point. I had forgot that some aircraft might not be GPL'd and
had wrongly assumed that the hangar page consisted of a subset of the CVS
aircraft. Completely wrong.
Out of interest, do we have any that are currently non-GPL?
> > 3) CVS aircraft. I don't see any need to "retire" aircraft from this.
> > Anyone compiling from CVS should be savvy enough to realize that some
> > aircraft are going to be in better state than others.
>
> ..these will have to be compatible with the GPL, or come from their own
> repository.
Worth highlighting.
-Stuart
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