Well when you made the statement you did not indicate that it was a result of consumer feedback, if indeed users of a free product can be classified as consumers, you have simply made a statement that by any measure was disparaging of XCSoar.
Anyway, I am yet to find the any problems with XCSoar, and so are many others, given the posts here. Paul On Oct 18, 2013 9:21 PM, "Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON" <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > sorry not true; In my experience when members are asked why they > use XCSoar the majority will tell you "because it's free" - if honest > consumer > feedback is seen to be a put down that's disappointing. > > Stuart FERGUSON > Phone - 0419 797508 > > > On 19/10/2013, at 9:51, Paul Bart <[email protected]> wrote: > > "The biggest attraction of XCSoar is its free." > > Sorry Stuart, but that is an unnecessary put down for many people who > developed XCSoar. I use Oudie withSeeYou (fitted to a club glider) and I > use XCSoar. I can assure you that the relatively low cost of SeeYou (if you > consider the annual cost of maintaining a glider) would not deter me from > using it. I use XCSoar because I prefer it. > > Cheers > > Paul > > > On 19 October 2013 06:38, Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Alan, >> I'll disagree about the pre flight niggles. >> >> Mine is a Club Class aircraft, a B500 and an (using SeeZyou) set up with >> aircraft >> and location profiles; apart from entering the task of the day it's plug >> and play - and >> thats what most club pilots want. >> >> The biggest attraction of XCSoar is its free. >> >> Stuart FERGUSON >> Phone - 0419 797508 >> >> >> On 19/10/2013, at 7:05, Alan Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I would like to say XCSoar is great. If you own a $100k glider then >> perhaps several more thousand on cockpit instruments is your fancy. In my >> experience they have most of the same niggles: they all need plenty of pre >> flight work. >> >> I fly whatever the club offers at club rates so the club benefits. I >> carry a $50 Chinese GPS velcro'd to my Jeans. It is now powered by a $50 >> Kogan USB 6600 mah battery. Sometimes I can fit it on a RAM mount powered >> by a cigarette lighter fitting in some club gliders. >> >> XCSoar provides me with heaps of information: wind velocity after 3 >> orbits, long snail trail, last thermal sources, in sector at turn points, >> very accurate final glides, safety heights...... And a multitude of other >> information. The red/green below/about glide marker on the LHS keeps me >> safe when local soaring etc. you can see meant traces on the OLC. >> >> Simple, effective, cheap and *mine* in any glider. >> >> XCSoar guys, many thanks, please keep it up and open source. Ta... >> >> Alan Wilson >> Canberra for the last 40 years. >> >> Sent from my iPad...... So I know about proprietary software. >> >> On 18 Oct 2013, at 22:46, Paul Bart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I would like to support Scott's position. I have run XCSoar on many >> devices HP 318, Dell Streak, lately on Nexus 7 and Nexus 4., never a >> problem. On Android even the update take care of themselves. A fantastic >> project. >> >> Cheers >> >> Paul >> >> >> On 18 October 2013 16:39, Scott Penrose <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 18/10/2013, at 5:27 PM, Mark Fisher wrote: >>> >>> When you run XCSoar you accept the niggles of open source. Food for >>> thought. >>> >>> >>> I really have no comment on how XCSoar runs on the Oudie, never seen or >>> done it. >>> >>> But the comment is about out of line for open source. What phone do you >>> use? Is Android more niggly than iOS? Maybe. What about Chrome vs IE? Open >>> Office vs Office? Firefox? List could go on for a few pages in 8 point font. >>> >>> Quality of projects, installation, documentation and usability is not >>> based on whether it is open source or not. Of course there is a lot more >>> open source software, so you get more of all types :-) >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To check or change subscription details, visit: >>> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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