FlightGear Contest
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This page is based on this ("FlightGear Contest") discussion on the FlightGear Devel mailing list.
Intro
A manufacturer of graphics related hardware devices discussed the idea of setting up a contest with one of their units being the grand prize.They would benefit of course by getting more exposure of their product to the flight simulator community. We would benefit by drawing in more users to come take a look at FlightGear. And it doesn't hurt to have a positive relationship with various graphics manufacturers so FlightGear can reasonably support the features in their software and hopefully help make sure their hardware and drivers work well with FlightGear.
The prize for the contest would be one unit of this company's flagship product.Value would be in the range of $300-400 let's say. It might be possible to find additional prizes (?) and maybe if this works well it might be possible to offer future contests like this.
Yes, this is marketing. But it is marketing of a good product, it's a product that is of direct interest and relevance to flight sim users and can make the simulation experience more immersive and/or cheaper depending on your perspective, and a contest like this could benefit us if the contest is posted on other forums and we draw more people in to give FlightGear a try.
