On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:07:02 -0800 (PST) Alex Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Open source software may also be tested, legally, also to > > airworthiness standards. And, by the FAA too. > > > > ..which leaves closed source software behind as, _un-certifiable_. > > That's true for various categories of avionics, which have coverage tests, > but not for inspection and training tools, which only have functional test. > ..agreed. But who says we (should) stop there? ;-) ..our new Crown Princess is afraid to fly. With avionics certified to such "airworthiness" standards we are told to turn off laptops and cell phones, I understand her, _well_. ..take the SAS airliner that crashed in Milano, Italy, recently: with what I call _airworthy_ avionics, the flight crew should have _seen_ the german jet. And you guys started writing a sim. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with kind regards from Arnt... ;-) Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
