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Old February 29th 12, 12:37 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Don Johnstone[_4_]
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Default Question for UH or other RC personnel

At 16:22 28 February 2012, Dan Marotta wrote:
I'm a simple person, honest, and generally unsuspecting. If I understand


correctly, XCSoar v 6.2.6 has no AH capability. It works just fine for my


needs and, frankly, none of the whiz-bang products will ever enable me to


win a national contest. So, if XCSoar v 6.3 has an AH, it seems simple
enough to just not download and install it. Look at the startup screen -
it
tells the version.

And, yes, I know a SW engineer or a hacker could make a simple source code


change to fake this but, as I said, I'm honest. Are you? If you're going


to win a contest or be a safe pilot, it will not be because of any device


you've got in your pocket or panel.

So what if the RC bans XCSoar or LK8000 or the Butterfly? It won't be
money
out of Max's pocket.


Anyone thought of looking to see who gains from the banning of software by
certain providers? Someone will.