A few more opportunities for improvement: 37:: Documentation: As of rc2, data/Docs/FGShortRef.pdf is in dire need of an update. It bears a 2005 date, and internally refers to version 0.8.0. For example, it thinks the "space" key (not the "s" key) runs the starter.
38:: Documentation: As of rc2, I'm pretty sure data/Docs/getstart.pdf needs to be updated in some place. For example, I see instructions for downloading scenery, but they don't mention the 1.0.1 scenery or where to find it. IMHO this is release-critical. Also: Have "release notes" been prepared to go with the new release? 39:: Scenery: As of rc2, fgfs is properly defensive about the "base package version" but AFAICT that does not cover the scenery files, which are often downloaded separately. Bad scenery files can lead to strange, hard-to-diagnose bugs. Suggestion: Each and every scenery file should contain a version number that is both machine-readable and human-readable. Hint: see the unix man pages for file(1) and magic(5). At every opportunity, fgfs should check the version numbers on these files. 40:: Scenery servers: Question: Has anybody thought about the demand for downloads that will be generated by a new release, especially one that requires new scenery? Have the servers and mirrors been sized appropriately? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
