Christmas Wish Lists

["John C. Peterson" <jaypee@netcom.com>]

   With the holidays coming up, I thought it might be fun for people to
post thier Christmas "wish lists". No, I don't mean that new GPS unit or
whatever, I mean in terms of aviation software for Linux. I'll create a
new "Wanted Software" section in the next release of the Linux Aviation
HOWTO using the best responses. To start things off;

   - Wanted: Hardware independent GPS interface software.

     Details; The problem with existing GPS interface software is that
       it usually is designed for units from a specific manufacturer.
       The idea would be to develop a new software API layer for hiding
       the details of the actual (proprietary) protocol being used. The
       API would provide functions for uploading waypoints, routes, and
       downloading of tracks, etc.  A device independent user interface
       could then be built on top of the API (much like what SANE does
       for scanners).

Later, John

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 ___|___  | John C. Peterson, <jaypee@netcom.com> | "Once you have flown,
  -(*)-   | you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there
  o/ \o   | you have been, there you long to return." -- Leonardo da Vinci.
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