Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-16 Thread Gijs de Rooy
@Curt: in the media subforum ;-) > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:46:08 +0100 > From: joac...@gmx.de > To: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations > > On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:38:59 -0600 > Curtis Olson wrote: >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-15 Thread joacher
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:38:59 -0600 Curtis Olson wrote: > Obviously I need to steer clear of images that show development or testing > features that are not yet available in the v2.6 release What about custom scenery? Joe

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-15 Thread Curtis Olson
I would also like to put a call out for screen shots for the v2.6 release. What I'm looking for is an honest representation of FlightGear v2.6, but of course shown in the best light/angles/environment possible. I'm ok with images generated from pre-releases or release candidates. Obviously I nee

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-15 Thread Martin Spott
ThorstenB wrote: > Every free, open source project is really driven by active community > _participation_, [...] I overly agree with the opinions presented by the two Thorsten's ! Aside from that I'd like to point out that I'm having mixed feelings concerning the prominent use of the term "comm

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-15 Thread Torsten Dreyer
> 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 gra

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-12 Thread Stuart Buchanan
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 se

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-11 Thread ThorstenB
Am 11.02.2012 16:32, schrieb Ron Jensen: > I found and fixed a potential NaN and Segfault in the JSBSim propeller code > yesterday. It could be considered a blocking bug for 2.6 to me. Thanks, looks like a small and safe enough patch which we should push to the 2.6.0 branch. cheers, Thorsten --

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-11 Thread Ron Jensen
On Friday 10 February 2012 04:08:32 Torsten Dreyer wrote: > Hi all, > > for our release of version 2.6.0 next week, we have a few open items on > our checklist and I am kindly asking for support to get them done: > > 1. How are our release candidates performing? Are there any release > blocking bug

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-11 Thread ThorstenB
Am 11.02.2012 10:40, schrieb thorsten.i.r...@jyu.fi: >> Best of all, the new features are based on user community requests, and >> > not driven by economic incentives. Some of these features are already in >> > the works for the next FG release [give continuity message about the >> > development

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-11 Thread thorsten . i . renk
> Best of all, the new features are based on user community requests, and > not driven by economic incentives. Some of these features are already in > the works for the next FG release [give continuity message about the > development] That'd be suspiciously close to dishonest advertizing. I spend

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread Ignacio Bravo
000 > From: stuar...@gmail.com > To: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Tuomad wrote: > > "best of all, it's open source and developed by an active group of people

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread Stuart Buchanan
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Tuomad wrote: > "best of all, it's open source and developed by an active group of people > with different backgrounds - a group that welcomes people like you to be > part of the community." ? > > > Or is that attempting a too big group hug? ;^) The idea I was try

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread tuomas . kuosmanen
"best of all, it's open source and developed by an active group of people with different backgrounds - a group that welcomes people like you to be part of the community." ? Or is that attempting a too big group hug? ;^) //Tuomad On 10.2.2012 19:48 Stuart Buchanan wrote: On 10 Feb 2012, at 15

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread Stuart Buchanan
On 10 Feb 2012, at 15:25, "James A. Treacy" wrote: > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 03:09:53PM +, Stuart Buchanan wrote: >> FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery >> database, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft >> modelling system, varied networking options,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread James A. Treacy
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 03:09:53PM +, Stuart Buchanan wrote: > I've added the following as the synopsis for the changelog, which should be > suitable: > > The FlightGear development team is happy to announce the v2.6.0 > release of FlightGear, the free, open-source flight simulator. This > new

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread flightgear
> > 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

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread Stuart Buchanan
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Torsten Dreyer wrote: > 2. What is the state of our changelog? > http://wiki.flightgear.org/Changelog_2.6.0 - Please everybody who > contributed to the core and fgdata, check the document and fill in the gaps. I've just gone through this, tidied up the grammar and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Final 2.6.0 Release Preparations

2012-02-10 Thread flightgear
> > 3. We need a short official announcement to be sent out to press, fs > websites, newstickers, CBS, NBC, al-Arabia, ITAR-TASS et al. I'd prefer > a native English speaker to write on or two enthusiastic paragraphs > about FlightGear 2.6.0. > For my point of view it is worth to put some effort