Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-09-29 Thread Tim Krajcar
Hi Martin, Both Ross (who was VP Development) and I (as VP Web Services) resigned our positions over the summer. A replacement VP Development has not yet been named. You may want to contact Dave Klain, VATSIM's new President, at d.kl...@vatsim.net for the latest information. Best, Tim On Tue, Se

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-09-29 Thread Martin Spott
Hi Tim, In article <98ffb57a0902061401q1383f347lf7b730d98c97c...@mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > First, you should know that neither Ross or I nor most of VATSIM view our > current closed-source/NDA arrangement as ideal, and we are working our way > (albeit quite slowly) to a future version that wi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:46:31 +1300, James wrote in message <498ccbd7.1030...@gogo.co.nz>: > Tim Krajcar wrote: > > > > Your suggestion was to code a MP server that interfaces with > > VATSIM; mine is to code a MP client that connects to FG running as > > a MP server. Both are certainly workable i

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread James Sleeman
Tim Krajcar wrote: > > Your suggestion was to code a MP server that interfaces with VATSIM; > mine is to code a MP client that connects to FG running as a MP > server. Both are certainly workable ideas and I think it would come > down to whichever is less heavy lifting. > FlightGear itself does

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Tim Krajcar
Curtis, Thanks for the response. This is in fact how a number of our clients operate. There is no VATSIM-specific code in MSFS or XP at all. the VATSIM client "joins" a multiplayer session hosted by the user, and then pushes other VATSIM users' data as MP planes into the client. Similarly, the cli

Re: [Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Curtis Olson
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Tim Krajcar wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm sure you've all seen the news recently of Microsoft closing the ACES > Studio and throwing doubt on the future of the Flight Simulator franchise. > > I'm a member of VATSIM's Board of Governors; my official position is VP of >

[Flightgear-devel] VATSIM connectivity redux

2009-02-06 Thread Tim Krajcar
Hi there, I'm sure you've all seen the news recently of Microsoft closing the ACES Studio and throwing doubt on the future of the Flight Simulator franchise. I'm a member of VATSIM's Board of Governors; my official position is VP of Web Services but I work pretty closely with our VP of Developmen