Just as a followup, I implemented my own “Pixels to Units” while I wait for Apple legal to reply.
Units = Pixels*2/RenderingDestinationDimensions_PixelsWide Is it reasonable to assume square pixels? /Keith On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Keith Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Christopher, > > I’ve sent Apple a request for clarification on the matter and will > keep you all informed. > > > Keith > > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Christopher Wright <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> Thanks Christopher for your explanation — although if my patch looks >>> and works the same…is that a breech of copyright. >> >> leave that one for the judges (and jury, where applicable) -- you won't get >> anywhere exploring the wide grey area of copyright law. I have a hard time >> imagining Apple going after someone for what is admittedly very simple math, >> so unless you're making a bajillion dollars you're probably safe (and if you >> make that much, you can probably buy laws to keep yourself safe ;), but >> anyway... >> >>> I’m not a coder, but my understanding was that the example code from >>> Apple could always be used in any commercial application—and there are >>> examples of applications which not much more than one of the example >>> code projects. I expected patches to be the same, but am now not sure. >> >> Example code can be used in a commercial app, but I think George's question >> is whether or not the patch you referred to is considered "sample code" is >> the pertinent point of discussion -- just because it comes with the machine >> doesn't mean it's sample code. The standard desktop wallpapers are _not_ >> sample code/free reused, and I could be convinced that built-in virtual >> patches are in league with desktop wallpapers as much as they are sample >> code... >> >>> Who should I contact for clarification? Apple developer relations? >> >> >> I'd start by exploring Apple legal ( http://www.apple.com/legal/ ), and go >> from there. >> >> -- >> [ christopher wright ] >> [email protected] >> http://kineme.net/ >> >> > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
