On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:09:14 -0700 (PDT), Jonathan Polley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have a few questions brought about by some recent experiences, but > what they boil down to is "Are we going to reestablish the minimun > system requirements for FlightGear." > > First, due to deficiencies in the compiler, it is becoming more and > more difficult to build FlightGear under MSVC 6.0. MSVC 6.0 cannot ..I take it there is a _free_ alternative? Drop MSVC then, or, have Microsoft fix it. Their job and code, not ours. ..face it, what's in it for us anyway? MSVC just diverts time and good work away from FlightGear and into Bill Gates pockets. ..myself, I like to see a low end non-OpenGL video option. Can we easily use the video (and helicopter fdm etc) code off http://autopilot.sourceforge.net/ ? ..flight simulation does _not_ need fancy graphics, however, I agree, that _how_ God meant FG to be. ;-) Meanwhile, maybe modularize FG more, and with stricter module borders? Helps networking too. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... 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
