"I'm sure this will be resolved in the coming weeks." Can you clarify what you mean by that? I'm sort of new to the community, and may have missed something.
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Dale Beams <drbe...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hugin itself, no > > Hugin is a gui for a number of underlying programs. Of those programs > autopano-* and panomatic both are optional install. Both of these programs > are automatic control point finders. You can locate control points by hand > without these programs. > > There is some question on what allowable rights these programs have granted > in the use of Hugin. Currently these programs appear to be patented, but > allowed for use in Hugin, as Hugin is not a commercial product. > > Panos created with Hugin that use these two particular programs imho, are > patent and copyright free, though the question has been asked if they are > still free when the pano's themselves are sold. In other words, does the > sale of the pano's constitute commercial use of Hugin. > > I'm sure this will be resolved in the coming weeks. > > > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:42:37 +0000 > > > Subject: Re: [hugin-ptx] Re: Moral questions > > From: mick.cr...@gmail.com > > > To: hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com > > > > can somebody clear this up. > > is hugin using copyrighted/ patented stuff when it shouldn't ? > > regards > > > > mick > > > > > > > > > > > > 2009/12/23 Roger Howard <rogerhow...@rogerroger.org>: > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:03:07 -0800 (PST), DaveN < > tahoedave...@yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > >> No. My bottom line is that if you use a patented algorithm to make a > > >> panorama for profit without paying the inventor of the algorithm, can > > >> you be outraged if your panorama is used by others without payment to > > >> you. > > > > > > Yes, if you understand the difference between patents and copyright and > > > happen to have a distinctly different opinion on each based on their > > > distinctly different functions. > > > > > > Yes, if as a user of an application - and not an implementor of > algorithms > > > - you reasonably assume that you may use the application as you see > fit, > > > and that you shouldn't be in the position of vetting each algorithm > used > > > within the application for patent issues. > > > > > > -- > > > 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<hugin-ptx%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx > > > > -- > > 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<hugin-ptx%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it > now.<http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/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<hugin-ptx%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx > -- 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
