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[[#Relocating|Relocating]]<br/>
[[#Projects restructuring|Projects restructuring]]<br/>
[[#FGData split|FGData split]]<br/>
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== Relocating and fgdata split ==
== Projects restructuring ==
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.
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 [[#fgdata split|below]] for details.


The source code and bug tracker<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33600886/
It has been decided that the source code and bug tracker will be moved to SourceForge.net.  SourceForge was chosen because it makes sense to have as much of the project in the same place, and because it has good maintenance tools.
|title=<nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Bugtracker moving to sourceforge</nowiki>
 
|author=<nowiki>Torsten Dreyer</nowiki>
TerraSync still needs moving, a task which will be worked on soon.
|date=<nowiki>2015-03-16</nowiki>
<ref>{{cite web
  }}</ref> will be moved to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/ SourceForge.net].  No more work should be committed to the Gitorious repositories.
|url   = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33600886/
|title = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] Bugtracker moving to sourceforge</nowiki>
|author = Torsten Dreyer
|date   = 2015-03-16
}}</ref> will be moved to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/ SourceForge.net].  No more work should be committed to the Gitorious repositories.


=== fgdata split ===
=== 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
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/
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
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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
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>.  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/
|url    = http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33562106/
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
|title  = <nowiki>[Flightgear-devel] FGData - The Next Generation is ready.</nowiki>
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# Send your SourceForge username (optionally with a chocolate bar) to Curt, Clément, James, or Torsten D.
# Send your SourceForge username (optionally with a chocolate bar) to Curt, Clément, James, or Torsten D.


[[FlightGear Git: data developers]] has been updated to reflect the new repository.
Several (but not all) of the [[:Category:Git|Git related articles]] have been updated, including [[FlightGear Git: data developers]].


{{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
{{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
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