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* each livery has a "Report this livery" button, through which visitors can notify the maintainer of a broken download, incorrect or unknown author, licensing issues etc.
* each livery has a "Report this livery" button, through which visitors can notify the maintainer of a broken download, incorrect or unknown author, licensing issues etc.


I would like to emphasize that lots of liveries are not yet assigned an author. Please check for yourself if there is any [http://liveries.flightgear.org/authors.php?id=0 unknown-author-livery] of which you known/are the author. Lots of liveries are still in the need for a thumbnail, so those are welcome as well.
I would like to emphasize that lots of liveries are not yet assigned an author. Please check for yourself if there is any [http://liveries.flightgear.org/authors.php unknown-author-livery] of which you known/are the author. Lots of liveries are still in the need for a thumbnail, so those are welcome as well.


== Scenery corner ==
== Scenery corner ==
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== Community news ==
== Community news ==
=== FlightGear on yotube ===
=== FlightGear on yotube ===
* Ten students at NASA's LARSS (Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars), put together [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmnFP-1UlSY an autonomous robotics lab], using mostly open source tools. One of which is a FlightGear Multiplayer Server.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkeApfVUnVk&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1 Watch the FlightGear PlayList] for a collection of all (somewhat) quality FlightGear videos ever uploaded to YouTube.
=== Forum news ===
=== Forum news ===
=== Wiki updates ===
=== Wiki updates ===
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== Useful links ==
== Useful links ==
== And finally ... ==
== And finally ... ==
== Contributing ==
=== Contributing ===
One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time".
One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something.  


Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something.  
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].


Some ideas:
=== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 ===
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all.


* writing articles for the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/Next_newsletter next issue of this newletter]
So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 get in touch].
* sending corrections/updates to the FlightGear Manual
* helping new users on the forums/IRC
* writing a wiki page
* organising fly-outs


One of the easiest ways to help is to improve the scenery in your local area by placing buildings/structures using the UFO and submitting them to the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/contribute.php FlightGear Scenery Object Database]. It's easy, and best of all requires little time to have a real impact. Instructions on how to do this can be found in the wiki, [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/Placing_3D_Objects_with_the_UFO Placing 3D Objects with the UFO].
=== Did you know ===
 
For other ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].
 
== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 ==
 
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011.
However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person.
It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all.


So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011.
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 09]]
Some easy ways for contributing right now would be:
 
* suggest new project ideas
* browse the forums or mailing list archives and look for viable candidate projects
* help refine and improve existing project proposals
* help finalize the application template that we are preparing
* help us find suitable students who might be interested in participating in 2011
* help us find mentors
* summarize all related discussions, and document them here in the wiki
 
If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to get in touch: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38
 
=== Did you know ===
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