[simpits-tech] Falcon4, G2I, UT, Atari, BMS and patience (yours! ; )...

[Steve Wilson]

Mark, I think that's perfectly understandable and reasonable.  There's been
a real PR disaster running in parallel with all the development, and if the
Frugal's World fora are any indication, emotions run high in this community.
F4 has survived to this point, no doubt it will continue.

Do you have any idea why folks are posting gripes over in the F4 Community
fora that the SP4 / BMS 1.03 combination is resulting in a large frame rate
hit?  Better still, given your associations, what is _your_ Falcon 4 install
dance like? ;-)

Can't wait to get out from all this interior remodeling stuff and back to
work on my cockpit!!  I feel the need for some virtual speed!

Steve W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Doran" <mark_s_doran at hotmail.com>
To: "'Simulator Cockpit tech list'" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:38 PM
Subject: [simpits-tech] Falcon4, G2I, UT, Atari, BMS and patience (yours!
;)...


Not much I can say in detail because I'm not part of the team doing the
talking to the various parties who own IP that bear on the situation -- yes
I own a little bit in the shape of the changes I've been making under BMS
auspices but "drop in the bucket" is the way to think of that ;-)

Suffice it to say that BMS hasn't made an official statement yet on what
happens next and as I understand it that's simply because it's not clear yet
what will happen.  While any official BMS statement won't come from me, I
will say that as a result of what little I do know that it is most
definitely premature to say anything conclusive.  It's possible that BMS
efforts will continue largely unaffected, but it's also possible that this
won't come to pass.

Personally I deplore the uninformed and sometimes vitriolic gnashing and
wailing that has happened since G2I made its announcement about the end of
the license with Atari for the Falcon4 code base.

Let me offer a piece of unsolicited advice to everyone that cares about
Falcon4 (as so many of us do): if you don't know, and I mean *know*, what
you are talking about please SHUT UP and have a little patience.  I know
"internet time" makes everyone anxious for an instant answer but there are
people who have to talk through complex issues involved and "instant"
resolution just isn't in the cards.  Folks who have the community's
interests at heart are trying to work on the issues to our collective
benefit.  I am upbeat about their chances for success...in some sense more
than I was even a week ago...let's give the doctors a little more time
before starting to bury the patient.

Cheers,

Mark.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erwin Neyt [mailto:erwin at sim-instruments.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:45 AM
> To: 'Simulator Cockpit tech list'
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Falcon4 BMS: pit builder news
>
> To quote Claude:
>
> "G2Interactive, Inc. has determined that it is in the best interest of
> G2Interactive and that of the Community to decline the contract amendment
> proposal offered by Atari. All effort to further develop any product based
> on the intellectual property owned by Atari has been discontinued."
>
> This means basically the development by G2I, and thus BMS has ceased. My
> most logical deduction would be that Atari was not satisfied and did not
> allow the OIR version to be released under the Atari brand name. And as
the
> license has expired a few months ago, I assume Atari is considering other
> options.
>
> I guess this all was to be expected, it just is shameful the community
> effort is wasted again.
>
> Erwin.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
> > [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 16:16
> > To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
> > Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Falcon4 BMS: pit builder news
> >
> > > Well, I thought this was good news until the news released
> > by g2i yesterday.
> > > Mark, can you tell us how this affects 1.04 release and BMS
> > in general?
> > >
> >
> > What news did g2i release?
> >
> > g.
> >
> >
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