On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 10:16 AM, ThorstenB wrote: > Every free, open source project is really driven by active community > _participation_, not so much by (passive) user's _requests_. In general, > it's not even a matter of economic incentives, though this may be the > case with FG. But you can see it with Linux kernel development: loads of > companies and individuals involved, all pushing the project forward - > each with their own private fun or economic interests. > > What really matters to an OS project is the community effort and the > option for everyone to get involved. Even if this results in the > mentioned "group hug" :) - I think that'd be the really important point > to stress, when hinting a comparison with MS Plight (oops, typo ;-) ).
I've changed the text to the following: "Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community and everyone is encouraged to contribute." Full text below. -Stuart The FlightGear development team is happy to announce the v2.6.0 release of FlightGear, the free, open-source flight simulator. This new version contains many exciting new features, enhancements and bugfixes. Major improvements from v2.4.0 include reduced AI aircraft load times, easier graphics tuning, more sophisticated AI aircraft and improved usability. Founded in 1997, FlightGear is developed by a worldwide group of volunteers, brought together by a shared ambition to create the most realistic flight simulator possible that is free to use, modify and distribute. FlightGear is used all over the world by desktop flight simulator enthusiasts, for research in Universities and for interactive exhibits in museums. FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling system, varied networking options, multiple display support, a powerful scripting language and an open architecture. Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community and everyone is encouraged to contribute. Download FlightGear V2.6.0 for free from http://www.flightgear.org. FlightGear - Fly Free! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
