I thought SURF was also patented but maybe it is only the implementation that is copyrighted. I don't know for sure. It would be nice to see a patent-free control generator for Hugin though. I am not a programmer so I wouldn't be much help. Here is the wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SURF but you may have that already. On Dec 18, 9:41 am, Dale Beams <drbe...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On that note, have you considered the SURF algorithm? > > It appears that SURF is closed source as well, but there appears to be an > "OpenSURF". > > This would be an interesting research topic. One of Hugin's goals is to > produce it's own auto cp detector or use a GPL version of one. > > Drop a note back on SURF. I'm interested in knowing what you find. > > > > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:20:46 -0800 > > Subject: [hugin-ptx] Re: Moral questions > > From: tahoedave...@yahoo.com > > To: hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com > > > <<But I wonder, why are you asking about these patent and/or copyrighy > > infringement issues?>> > > > It is something that has been bothering me for a long time and never > > really has been discussed in the open. To me, the inventor of the > > SIFT algorithm deserves some benefit for his work but isn't really > > getting it. Sure SIFT has his University's approval for use in non- > > commercial work but that seems to be taken by many a bit liberally. > > > << To me, at first, it was like you are planning to > > release a derivative of Hugin yourself, but apparently I was wrong > > (which is good). Did you spot a Hugin rip-off somewhere? >> > > > You are right in that I have no plans on releasing a derivative of > > Hugin and I don't know of any Hugin rip-offs. I have been evaluating > > options for Mac 10.6 and it looks like Autopano Pro is my only > > alternative if I want to use SIFT. > > > On Dec 18, 8:53 am, Bart van Andel <bavanan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 18 dec, 16:33, DaveN <tahoedave...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Regardless, I seem to be beating a dead horse here. It is clear the > > > > feeling here, IMHO, is 'I follow the rules I see fit, ignore the ones > > > > I don't see as fit, and have no issue in expecting that my work will > > > > not be infringed upon.' > > > > Luckily, that's just your opinion. > > > > But I wonder, why are you asking about these patent and/or copyrighy > > > infringement issues? To me, at first, it was like you are planning to > > > release a derivative of Hugin yourself, but apparently I was wrong > > > (which is good). Did you spot a Hugin rip-off somewhere? > > > > -- > > > Bart > > > -- > > 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 > > hugin-ptx+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM > protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ -- 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 hugin-ptx+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
