On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 02:27:03 +0100 (CET), Martin Spott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Interesting note, the top item on the list, "Racer" is not GPL or > > anything close to opensource ( see http://www.racer.nl/legal.htm ). > > I totally forgot .... Are you (Alex) using an Nvidia graphics board ? > O.k., as I remember you do not. But many pople on this list do. So > there seems to be very little objection to using closed source > software, ..I have one objection: on open source code, I can legally show the source code to anyone interested. And, to FAA people. And, I can try to get it certified as airworthy in the same fashion I can modify an auto engine for aero use and get it certified as airworthy, in the experimental or amateur-built classes. Legally. Code based on FlightGear running on Linux, can replace traditional instrumentation. In very few years. ..I cannot do that, with closed source software. I would be committing a crime, trying to do that. Violating software lisences, is criminal, in most places. -- ..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
