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Hopefully, this document will help to avoid possible misunderstandings and mis-communications and help add-on developers to develop exciting new features for FlightGear. | Hopefully, this document will help to avoid possible misunderstandings and mis-communications and help add-on developers to develop exciting new features for FlightGear. | ||
=Why FlightGear?= | = Why FlightGear? = | ||
So, why would you want to develop add-on for FlightGear? | So, why would you want to develop add-on for FlightGear? | ||
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FlightGear is also the most innovative desktop simulation available, again due to being released under the GPL. Recent developments include glider-towing and wild-fire simulation. Anything is possible! | FlightGear is also the most innovative desktop simulation available, again due to being released under the GPL. Recent developments include glider-towing and wild-fire simulation. Anything is possible! | ||
=How is FlightGear developed?= | = How is FlightGear developed? = | ||
FlightGear is developed by volunteers all over the world. The core development team (those writing the core code of the simulator) has 20-40 active contributors at one time. There are many more people developing new aircraft and scenery as well. | FlightGear is developed by volunteers all over the world. The core development team (those writing the core code of the simulator) has 20-40 active contributors at one time. There are many more people developing new aircraft and scenery as well. | ||
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Releases are currently coordinated by Durk, and occur when he has time and the development community as a whole feel the time is right. Currently this is about once a year, but may be shorter in the future. | Releases are currently coordinated by Durk, and occur when he has time and the development community as a whole feel the time is right. Currently this is about once a year, but may be shorter in the future. | ||
=What's the GPL?= | = What's the GPL? = | ||
The GNU General Public License (GPL) is an open-source license that gives the user a wide variety of freedoms [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html]. FlightGear and the core data used by it are released under the GPL v2. | The GNU General Public License (GPL) is an open-source license that gives the user a wide variety of freedoms [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html]. FlightGear and the core data used by it are released under the GPL v2. | ||
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* It's a nice thing to do, as it gives something back to FlightGear. | * It's a nice thing to do, as it gives something back to FlightGear. | ||
=I don't want to use the GPL - can I use another license?= | = I don't want to use the GPL - can I use another license? = | ||
Absolutely! | Absolutely! | ||