Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-09-29 Thread Tim Krajcar
Hi Martin, Both Ross (who was VP Development) and I (as VP Web Services) resigned our positions over the summer. A replacement VP Development has not yet been named. You may want to contact Dave Klain, VATSIM's new President, at d.kl...@vatsim.net for the latest information. Best, Tim On Tue, Se

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-09-29 Thread Martin Spott
Hi Tim, In article <98ffb57a0902061401q1383f347lf7b730d98c97c...@mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > First, you should know that neither Ross or I nor most of VATSIM view our > current closed-source/NDA arrangement as ideal, and we are working our way > (albeit quite slowly) to a future version that wi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:46:31 +1300, James wrote in message <498ccbd7.1030...@gogo.co.nz>: > Tim Krajcar wrote: > > > > Your suggestion was to code a MP server that interfaces with > > VATSIM; mine is to code a MP client that connects to FG running as > > a MP server. Both are certainly workable i

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread James Sleeman
Tim Krajcar wrote: > > Your suggestion was to code a MP server that interfaces with VATSIM; > mine is to code a MP client that connects to FG running as a MP > server. Both are certainly workable ideas and I think it would come > down to whichever is less heavy lifting. > FlightGear itself does

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Tim Krajcar
Curtis, Thanks for the response. This is in fact how a number of our clients operate. There is no VATSIM-specific code in MSFS or XP at all. the VATSIM client "joins" a multiplayer session hosted by the user, and then pushes other VATSIM users' data as MP planes into the client. Similarly, the cli

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Curtis Olson
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Tim Krajcar wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm sure you've all seen the news recently of Microsoft closing the ACES > Studio and throwing doubt on the future of the Flight Simulator franchise. > > I'm a member of VATSIM's Board of Governors; my official position is VP of >