Re: [Flightgear-devel] flight sim protocols?

[Ákos M. <ak...@ma...>]

Holger,

> I must say (for myself!): if they won't open the protocol I am not
> interresting in taking part with an OpenSource flight simulator.

yes, totally valid point

> So it is not only a problem of the protocol. I think the most simulators
> behing IVAO or VATSIM are commercial ones (M$) and those companies might
> not allow to use or exchange information about their landscapes. I think
> they even won't talk with us...

there are also third-party X-Plane clients for these. While X-Plane is
commercial, these clients are for free (even though closed source). they
must have gotten the protocol details somehow...


Akos