PanoTools:
Re: Re: copyright violation?
Rodolpho Pajuaba 2004-Sep-09 22:07:18
> From: "Erik Krause" <#removed#>
>
>>>Your products are clearly derivative works under the
>>>definition of GPL - no offense intended by any means - and there's
>>>little way around that.
>>
>>Do you really mean? These products pass data to panotools, nothing
>>more. In my opinion (but I'm no specialist here and certainly not a
>>lawyer) 'derived work' means work that is based on the knowhow of a
>>procuct and that extends that work.
>>
>>AFAIK the linux kernel is under the GPL. If it would not be possible
>>to use functions of a GPL product it wouldn't be allowed to sell
>>commercial programs for Linux.
Yes, it´s a view similar to mine. The one who makes GUIs for PanoTools
is not recreating or replacing them. Is making another interface
(because one can use the tools by themselves, like
PTPicker>PTOptimizer>PTStitcher) to make things easier for the user.
Regards,
Rodolpho Pajuaba
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