2009/12/18 DaveN <[email protected]>: > 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.
You are still messing things up. SURF (the algorithm) is patented. You can patent algorithm (in meaning of technical procedure), but honestly there is only slight difference between patented algorithm and software patent so it may not be valid everywhere. But speaking about the software (implementation) the copyright law applies. > > On Dec 18, 9:41 am, Dale Beams <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> >> > <<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 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > On 18 dec, 16:33, DaveN <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
