Dear Harry, Thank you for the explanations. Thus Yuv's aproach should be continued. I will take it into account, if I'll generate a new setup. What's the approch on the other paltforms? Single installs or one package with a control flow similar to my current windows setup?
By the way, is it planned to do maintenance releases, e.g. hugin 0.7.1? This would be a good point to integrate bugfixes as well as to generate a new setup. Guido Currently > Hi Guys, > > This has been discussed before and I have stated the same back then. > > Below the SIFT license: > ==== > Notice: The SIFT algorithm is restricted by patents in the United > States and hence this software is not completely free to use. For > details see the LICENSE file included in the distribution, > before you start to use this software. > > The University of British Columbia has applied for a patent on > the SIFT algorithm in the United States. Commercial > applications of this software may require a license from the > University of British Columbia. > ==== > > It very specifically states "*Commercial* *applications* of this > software...". I've been in contact with one of the developers (months > back) > and that commercial statement is exactly what matters. Non-commercial > applications (use of), whether or not within other non-commercial > applications (software and/or use of ) also in non-commercial applications > (again use of), are also free in the USA. > The term applications (use of) and applications (software) makes it a bit > unclear, but the license as such is clear enough. > > So, please use the license accordingly. It is perfectly OK to include the > software (and license) with Hugin as long as we (the packagers) state that > it is only allowed to use it on a non-commercial basis in the USA and that > we are not liable in case end users do not act according the license, e.g. > use it commercially. (Like we are not liable if we hire cars to customers > and the customers drive to fast with it). > > Packaging could then take places as Yuv did (but with a little twist): > - deliver a full package for: a. non-commercial users in the USA > b. both non-commercial and > commercial > users in the rest of the world > - deliver a "non CP" package for commercial users in the USA. > > And yes: a completely free CP generator / matcher would be the ideal > solution as this would also broaden the use of Hugin for commercial use > also > in the USA. As restricted by the license: Currently Hugin can only be used > commercially without a CP generator / matcher. > > Hoi, > Harry > > 2008/10/22 Guido Kohlmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Dear Ippei and Yuv, >> >> as Yuv already explained, the current installer has autopano-sift >> included, but it is possible to exclude it during installation process >> (selection of custom install, and deselecting of autopano-sift). >> >> As noted in the output of autopano-sift, the usage seems to be >> prohibited >> in the U.S.A. Additional the autopano-sift component has a note in the >> installer. >> >> I guess this is sufficient to point-out, that it should not be used in >> the >> U.S.A. >> >> If another kind of installation would be necessary, give me a note. >> >> Guido >> >> > >> > Ippei UKAI wrote: >> >> Just a quick question to the Windows users: how is the autopano-sift >> >> available for Windows? Is it included in the package and asked during >> >> install, or available separately somewhere else? >> > >> > short answer: included in the package (0.7.0 release). >> > >> > long answer: >> > >> > I had made provision for an installer with all CP generators and one >> for >> > an installer without CP generators >> > >> > < >> http://hugin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hugin/hugin/trunk/platforms/windows/installer/hugin.iss?revision=3024&view=markup >> > >> > < >> http://hugin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hugin/hugin/trunk/platforms/windows/installer/hugin_no_patents.iss?revision=3199&view=markup >> > >> > >> > The main reason for the two installers is patent compliance. >> > >> > I had used the full installer for my snapshot builds as they are for >> > educational purpose only and are not built in or distributed from the >> USA. >> > >> > I used the no_patents installer for distribution builds, e.g. the ones >> > that are shipped with Nodal Ninja. >> > >> > The intention was to add match-n-shift once we have a 100% SIFT-free >> > solution, and ship it all in one package. But I like your idea of a >> > pluggable architecture in OSX (although I have not had access to a Mac >> > to see it in action yet). >> > >> > Yuv >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
