I have to agree with Martin. They're simple RS-232 devices. Lets just have the specs on the comm protocol and leave all the closed source "driver" cruft behind. Speaking of specs, there doesn't seem to be a single electrical spec on the website. How are we supposed to design cockpit hardware around these boards without details on the boards?
On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 20:47 +0000, Martin Spott wrote: > Justin Smithies wrote: > > > So how many would be interested in using there hardware if it had a > > software > > interface specifically for FG ? > > Honestly, I wouldn't dare giving any promise to buy a piece of hardware > if "they might make some Linux software": > You don't know if the software really works as expected any you don't > know if they make their programming interface open to the public. > Better they make an API description available to everyone so FlightGear > developers could adapt the existing serial stack without having to > depend on separate closed source drivers. > > Regards, > Martin. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
