[sac-board] Re: Permission Request

I could agree with it as long as his project is non-commercial.

Peter

---- Richard Harshaw <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> The following came into my "president's email box" today. The writer wants
> permission to use the SAC deep sky database 8.0 for a Palm application. I
> wanted to run it by you all first, but as long as he credits SAC, I see no
> problem with it.  What do you all think?
>  
> 
> ======================
> 
> I found a small typo in the 8.0 catalog:
> 
> "B 9 "," ","DRKNB","CAM","04 18 0","+55
> 03"...
> 
> The "18 0" should be "18.0". 
> 
> By the way, is it OK if I make a free catalog for a PalmOS dictionary
> program that uses SAC data? Actual two sets--one that's just pure SAC,
> and the other that is an NGC/IC catalog, supplemented with SAC data
> where this is available.
> 
> Thanks!
> Alex
> 
> 
> --
> Alexander R. Pruss
> Associate Professor
> Department of Philosophy
> Baylor University
> 
> blog: http://AlexanderPruss.blogspot.com
> website: http://AlexanderPruss.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pruss, Alexander 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:39 AM
> To: president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: SAC DSO catalog permission
> 
> Thank you kindly. Alex
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: "president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subj: RE: SAC DSO catalog permission
> Date: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:52 am
> Size: 1K
> To: "Pruss,Alexander" <Alexander_Pruss@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Dear Professor Pruss, 
> The SAC Database is available free online to anyone. We would be
> honored to be included in your application. The latest version is V8.0
> and was just recently released as the "final" version. 
> Best of luck, and clear skies. 
> 
> Steve Dodder
> President, Saguaro Astronomy Club
> Director, Stone Haven Observatory
> Visit my website: http://www.stargazing.net/astroman 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- 
> Subject: SAC DSO catalog permission 
> From: "Pruss, Alexander" <Alexander_Pruss@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Date: Mon, November 24, 2008 10:12 pm 
> To: <president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> 
> 
> Dear Sir: 
> 
> I was wondering if it would be possible to get permission to
> include the wonderful SAC DSO catalog in the free GPL-licensed AstroInfo
> software for PalmOS PDAs/phones (astroinfo.sf.net). I am one of the
> developers of AstroInfo. We currently include a bunch of catalogs, but
> not SAC. AstroInfo is a full-featured planetarium program. I always
> use it when observing. 
> 
> With best wishes, 
> Alex Pruss 
> 
> -- 
> Alexander R. Pruss 
> Associate Professor 
> Department of Philosophy 
> Baylor University 
> 
> blog: http://AlexanderPruss.blogspot.com 
> website: http://AlexanderPruss.com 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> As you can see, Steve Dodder already granted him permission, but I guess
> Alex did not realize that?
> 
>  
> 
> Richard Harshaw
> 
> Cave Creek, AZ
> 
>  
> 
> "Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let
> go."
> 
>            -- William Feather
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
>

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