Re: [Flightgear-devel] Sponsorship letter idea

[Vivian M. <viv...@li...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Morgan [mailto:AC...@da...]
> Sent: 26 March 2010 02:40
> To: FlightGear developers discussions
> Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Sponsorship letter idea
> 
> Dear Richard Branston,
> 
> I'm sending this letter as an individual and am representing FlightGear,
> which is an Open Source Flight Simulator released under the "General
> Public Licence" GPL ie free and open source.
> 
> I am speaking on behalf of the "FlightGear team", comprising a bunch of
> people of all various talents and skills that make the virtual simulated
> flying fun and free for all. Indeed open skies.
> 
> The n'th goal is towards making it as "real world" as possible. As your
> pilots, FlightGear has VOR, ILS, v1, v3, Vr, PMI, RVR, CAT3c etc and
> also mad stuff happening with metar's. The "system" is online,
> multilayer and is constantly moving forward at a steady pace as it has
> been for the last ten+ years. Its probably one of the oldest, successful
> and moving modern open source simulator.
> 
> However, there are a few things that would make it more realistic, which
> is where you Richard, and your airline come in as an idea.
> 
> == Legal Problem ==
> We have a legal problem in that some of our aircraft designers and
> pilots  want to use your logo's on the "modeled Aircraft" and in
> scenery. We understand that we are not allowed to do this, as respect as
> its your trademark, which is why its not included anywhere. So we end up
> making "look alike" versions.. sorry for the tongue in cheek.
> 
> So what we'd ask is that you can give us "some rights/permissions" to
> use your logo/trademark/livery within the FlightGear sim. This does not
> necessarily means we will use it, or indeed want to have a problem of
> "having" to include. Its just we don't want to be sued for using it.
> 
> == Virgin FlightGear CD==
> To check your livery is included, you'd actually need to see it's within
> a sim.
> 
> As FlightGear is under the GPL license, anyone can knock off copies of
> FlightGear. This means you Richard, can for example give a "free" copy
> branded CD to passengers who want a "Virgin Pilot CD".
> 
> The "Virgin Pilot CD", could have a working copy branded with your
> aircraft, but would need some resource to create.
> 
> ==Problem From Above==
> The problem we'd have if you gave away a CD to everyone is that all of
> them would be online at one. Eg 2000+ virgin players..
> 
> For that we'd need some online MP servers, which would be dead easy to
> accomodate within your IT infrastructure.
> 
> If your going to ask "is this a virtual airline?", then its not. Your
> need to be the "real virtual online airline".
> 
> If the ideas tickles you then I would be glad to hear back.
> 
> Kind Regards
> Peter Morgan
> for FlightGear.org
> 

Branston is a pickle, Sir Richard Branson is a person.

Vivian