Fr/How the FlightGear project works: Difference between revisions

* Today, with much infrastructure available for free or easy obtainable, forking a project has become easier than ever. You might end up in a position to fork Flightgear to support your own pet projects, perhaps your own little business based on said pet projects. The thing to keep in mind is that it is quite hard to keep up with the latest developments. Be prepared to spend lots of hours just to add all the new features being developed in the mainline. However, it can also be a very satisfying experience, especially if you base your own fork on a slightly older code version, and try as hard as you can to keep it stable. A successful fork is hard to achieve and maintain over time, but you may be in a situation where this is required. Do not hesitate to try it. Always bring your contributions to the attention of upstream. They might get merged and save you some trouble in the future.