[ptx] Agreement for SIFT code release reached

[alexandre jenny]

Waouh, that's great news !
Let's rush to put in it now !

Bye
   Alexandre

> Hello all,
> 
> I am happy to have reached an agreement with Mr. Lowe about 
> the SIFT code. He suggested to put a prominent notice into 
> the program:
> 
> 	"This software is provided for non-commercial use only. 
> The University
> 	of British Columbia has applied for a patent on the 
> SIFT algorithm in
> 	the United States. Commercial applications of this 
> software may require
> 	a license from the University of British Columbia."
> 
> I created a modified license from the BSD license to 
> incorporate this condition and another one requiring the 
> release of modified source code versions. As much as I would 
> like, I cannot use the GPL as a base, as it does not permit 
> for patents in the source code. (I do not know how much my 
> "new" license permits for commercial use outside the United 
> States, but I think that is every users duty to comply with 
> it, the software cannot decide that)
> 
> I will tidy up the source and publish it before the 24th, as 
> I leave for a two week trip to Beijing afterwards. Then you 
> can play/improve/fix/port/whatever it.
> 
> 
> ciao,
> Sebastian
> 
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