ys wrote: > > > > > > Am 05.08.2012 um 19:07 schrieb Martin Spott <martin.sp...@mgras.net>: > >> Hi YVes, >> >> ys wrote: >> >>> A lot of scenery will come with 850 airport data either, and this is >>> still refused by the core developers [...] >> >> Personally I don't like this sort of claims. >> >> After reading the above statement, the 'innocent' observer might >> understand that swapping the current "apt.dat" file out of the Base >> Package in favour of a v8.50 (or even more recent) file would be little >> more than just a formal act. But that's plain wrong and does nothing >> but raising false hopes. > > Hi Martin > > I'm one of this innocent observers myself. Flightgear can read 8.50 data, > scenery tools are under heavy development to get it too. 8.10 data is > deprecated by official xplane maintainers ... The only thing I miss since > many months is a RFC how developers should work and how custom scenery with > 8.50 (which is compatible to newer formats, 8.10 isn't) could come to > official flightgear scenery. I don't want to 'claim' anything, I don't want > to raise false hopes, it's just in responsability of the core developers to > show how "2nd-row" developers can help to improve apt.dat without being > blocked by a deprecated. I read 200 posts here about the "bigger picture", > but none about how the work can be done step by step. > > -Yves > >> Instead you'd be breaking numerous dependencies by swapping "apt.dat" >> files, therefore your claim has a connotation which I consider as being >> inappropriate and misleading. >> >> In the past months (years) I've observed the topic of "how to organize >> airport data" being covered with more different proposals than >> available proponents, so far almost none of them having a reasonable >> chance to survive in practical life, at least not for a coherent >> Scenery. >> >> I'd appreciate someone taking care of the topic in a manner which takes >> the "bigger picure" into account. I know you've started to do so, but, >> as you already experienced, things tend to proceed a _lot_ slower than >> you'd expect because there sooo much tedious detail-work to do. >> >> Cheers, >> Martin. >> -- >> Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Flightgear-devel mailing list >> Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel >
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