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== Relocating and fgdata split ==
== Relocating and fgdata split ==
Due to two recent developments, large parts of the FlightGear project are going to be moving.  The first is that Gitorious.org will shut in May ([https://about.gitlab.com/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-gitorious/ read more]) and the Google Code shutdown. ([http://google-opensource.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/farewell-to-google-code.html read more]).  This means that all the source code (SimGear and FlightGear), bug tracker, and terrascenery{{clarify}} are moving.  In addition, just previous to this moving, fgdata was split, see below for details.
Due to two recent developments, large parts of the FlightGear project are going to be moving.  The first is that Gitorious.org will shut in May ([https://about.gitlab.com/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-gitorious/ read more]) and the Google Code shutdown ([http://google-opensource.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/farewell-to-google-code.html read more]).  This means that all the source code (SimGear and FlightGear), the bug tracker, and [[TerraSync]]{{clarify}} are moving.  In addition, just previous to these developments, fgdata was split, see below for details.


The source code and bug tracker<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33600886/
|title=<nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Bugtracker moving to sourceforge</nowiki>
|author=<nowiki>Torsten Dreyer</nowiki>
|date=<nowiki>2015-03-16</nowiki>
  }}</ref> will be moved to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/ SourceForge.net].  No more work should be committed to the Gitorious repositories.


Due to Gitorious.org being shut down in May (find out more [https://about.gitlab.com/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-gitorious/ here]), the FlightGear project (specifically source code) will need to relocate to a new host.  The two options are [https://about.gitlab.com/ GitLab.com] or [http://sourceforge.net/ SourceForge.net] (where [[FGAddon]] and [[fgdata]] are now hosted).  In the meantime, please see this mailing list thread:  
=== fgdata split ===
After lots of hard work by Torsten D, a new, more compact [[fgdata]] repository ([[Base Package]]) has now been created. Located at http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgdata/, this new fgdata has had all aircraft (except for the [[C172p]] and [[UFO]]) stripped from it, as well as the histories of the Scenery, AI, and Models directories<ref name="multiple">{{cite web
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
|date  = 2015-03-07
}}</ref>.  This has reduced its size to about 1.3 GB<ref>{{cite web
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562630/
|title  = <nowiki>Re: [Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|author = Anders Gidenstam
|date  = 2015-03-07
}}</ref>.  As almost all commit IDs have changed, you will have to get a fresh clone of this new fgdata<ref name="multiple">{{cite web
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
|date  = 2015-03-07
}}</ref>.


[http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/flightgear-devel/thread/CAMcJc7o5_qORxeN6xn0qB1upbmamVxaUNNxu3gKD87UqsqjBzw%40mail.gmail.com/#msg33569715 <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Completely moving to sourceforge</nowiki>].
As of 08/03/2015, most contributors have read-only permission (except for admins), and this will remain the case for a day or two<ref name="multiple">{{cite web
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
|date  = 2015-03-07
}}</ref>. To get re-added you will have to do the following steps<ref name="multiple">{{cite web
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
|date  = 2015-03-07
}}</ref>:
# [https://sourceforge.net/user/registration Register] a SourceForge.net
# Upload your public key.
# Send your SourceForge username (optionally with a chocolate bar) to Curt, Clément, James, or Torsten D.


{{FGCquote
[[FlightGear Git: data developers]] has been updated to reflect the new repository.
  |Hi everybody,<br/>
<br/>
due to the fact that gitorious is about to close soon, we need to find a<br/>
new home for our source code repositories. I'd suggest that we collect all<br/>
of our FlightGear belongings and relocate them to sourceforge.<br/>
SF might not have the coolest user interface but offers some nice features<br/>
that makes administration of infrastructure easy. Having everything in one<br/>
place keeps administration overhead simple.<br/>
<br/>
I have already mirrored the repositories from gitorious to sourceforge. I<br/>
suggest to make the official move next weekend March 14/15 so everybody has<br/>
some time to prepare whatever is needed.<br/>
<br/>
Developers with write access should start regsitering with sourceforge and<br/>
upload their public key now. Please send me or Clément your SF username and<br/>
we will happily grant you the same level of access rights.<br/>
<br/>
To avoid duplicate work, I'll revoke all write access from the gitorious<br/>
repositories on Friday afternoon (it's the 13th - always a good date for<br/>
changing things). Thereafter, I push the latest changes to sourceforge and<br/>
re-add the write-access rights to those users that have send me their IDs.<br/>
<br/>
James and Clément will take care of Jenkins.<br/>
<br/>
I hope this makes some sense, please tell me if I forgot something<br/>
important.
  |{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33569715/
    |title=<nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Completely moving to sourceforge</nowiki>
    |author=<nowiki>Torsten Dreyer</nowiki>
    |date=<nowiki>2015-03-09</nowiki>
  }}
}}


{{FGCquote
{{note|For consistency reasons, fgdata development should now happen on the "next" branch and no longer in "master".  "next" should be the default branch<ref>{{cite web
  |Hi everybody,<br/>
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562259/
<br/>
|title  = <nowiki>Re: [Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
it has been decided during the last meeting of the benign politburo that<br/>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
our bugtracker currently hosted at googlecode will be integrated into the<br/>
|date  = 2015-03-07
SourceForge collective.<br/>
}}</ref>.}}
<br/>
 
I will delete the temporary imported issues at "ImportedBugs" from SF and<br/>
{{note|IAHM-COL has preserved the history of all aircraft at https://github.com/FGMEMBERS<ref>{{cite web
start a fresh import during the next days. I'll use the "project moved"<br/>
|url   = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562691/
feature on googlecode once the tracker at SF is up and running.<br/>
|title = <nowiki>Re: [Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
<br/>
|author = IAHM-COL
After that, we will focus on implementing a new solution for our<br/>
|date   = 2015-03-07
terrascenery.
}}</ref>.}}
  |{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33600886/
 
    |title=<nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Bugtracker moving to sourceforge</nowiki>
{{note|See [[FGAddon]] for obtaining aircraft other than the C172p and UFO.}}
    |author=<nowiki>Torsten Dreyer</nowiki>
 
    |date=<nowiki>2015-03-16</nowiki>
<references/>
  }}
}}


== FGData split ==
== FGData split ==
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