"rolf a. buelter" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I'm following the OLC / Skylines discussion on segelflug.de. Max K., the main
>force behind the Skyline development is of the opinion that the OLC
>organisation is to dictatorial and possesive when it comes to the use of data
>they collect, i.e. IGC files. On top of that there are a few rules in the OLC
>scoring which don't meet the approval of all, e.g. motorgliders get no penalty
>applied eventhough they have a perceived advantage. The developers are also
>unhappy that the german decentralised comp is derived from the OLC, similar to
>ours and the DAeC pays for that admin too. The whole thing is motivated by a
>mix of personality, the genuine drive to do better and some local (german)
>issues.I'm with Pam and Stuart. Rgds - Rolf
> > From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]
>> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:07:57 +1000
>> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Alternative to the OLC
>>
>> I'm with Pam; WHY?????
>>
>> The wonderful thing about the OLC is that it brings most of us together -
>> this is why we find it so interesting?
>>
>> I'm not saying that the guys and gals developing the new site do not have
>> some innovative ideas - I hope they do
>> but by diluting the numbers participating erodes what we love about the OLC
>> - is that what we really want - I doubt it.
>> Can we see some collaboration?
>>
>> SDF
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pam
>> Kurstjens
>> Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012 3:55 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
>> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Alternative to the OLC
>>
>> Why would we need an alternative? I think there is great strength and
>> interest having worldwide flights in one place.
>> If you would like to see an alternative system, check out the BGA Ladder in
>> the UK: http://www.bgaladder.co.uk and click on 'daily scores' for example.
>> Yesterday, 39 flights in the UK were posted to this site, and only 5 of
>> those were posted to OLC.
>> People are regularly doing 750's and the rare 1000, which are incredible
>> flights given the size of the island, the airspace, and the weather, yet we
>> see few flights on the OLC so gliding in the UK goes largely unnoticed by
>> the worldwide gliding community.
>>
>> Pam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter F
>> Bradshaw
>> Sent: Monday, 2 July 2012 9:51 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Alternative to the OLC
>>
>> Hi;
>>
>> There is an alternative to the OLC at:
>>
>> http://skylines.xcsoar.org/
>>
>> IGC files may be uploaded and scored here. In addition it is planned to
>> implement a realtime tracking feature in conjunction with XCSoar (v6.4).
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> --
>> Peter F Bradshaw: http://www.exadios.com (public keys avaliable there).
>> Personal site: http://personal.exadios.com "I love truth, and the way the
>> government still uses it occasionally to keep us guessing." - Sam Kekovich.
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