FWIW, last summer, I found out that it was possible to convert FIT files (to GPX) with the latest versions of GPSBabel. I really had to get a very recent version (the one already installed on my distro would not do it). I don't know how they solved the decoding problem, but as far as I understand, they pretty much reverse-engineered and re-implemented the format interface, maybe to work around this legal / licensing issue.
-Pierre. On 25/11/2015 18:30, Oliver Eichler wrote: > Ok, we will drop it. > > Thanks for the feedback. > > Oliver > > Am Mittwoch, 25. November 2015, 10:06:41 schrieb Sebastiaan Couwenberg: > > > On 25-11-15 09:51, Oliver Eichler wrote: > > > > Hi Dan, > > > > > > > > yes this is what made me ask :) > > > > > > > > I found a bit more background: > > > > > > > > https://www.thisisant.com/resources/fit > > > > > > > > The current problem is: Ivo volunteered to add FIT support to > QMapShack. > > > > See the branch in the repo. As implementing the protocol right from > > > > scratch is a pretty hideous task, he used the SDK. This saves a huge > > > > amount of work, if it is compatible with the GPL3+. > > > > > > It clearly is not compatible with GPL-3+. > > > > > > They claim copyright, but don't provide rights to modify or distribute, > > > so it remains their exclusive right. These rights must be granted to be > > > compatible with the GPL-3+. > > > > > > >From the FIT SDK Agreement: > > > " > > > The Licensee agrees that it will not distribute, transfer, or > > > otherwise provide the FIT SDK and source code files to any person or > > > entity other than employees of Licensee who have a need to have access > > > to such information. The FIT SDK and source code files and any other > > > information provided by Dynastream to Licensee hereunder are > > > confidential and proprietary information of Dynastream, and Licensee > > > agrees that it will not use or disclose any of such information other > > > than as expressly permitted under this Agreement. > > > " > > > > > > The first sentence of this paragraph makes the SDK files clearly > > > non-free and incompatible with the GPL. > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > > > Bas > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK > Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. > Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. > Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741551&iu=/4140 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qlandkartegt-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741551&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Qlandkartegt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users
