[sac-board] Re: Permission Request
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:23:55 -0700
Peter,
In this instance the issue is moot, however the Sac DB has been the basis of
the deep sky catalogue for several commercial planetarium programs, SkyMap
Pro & Guide come to mid off the top of my head. SAC was duly credited in
both. I don't recall it ever being an issue.
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews,
Public Outreach Coordinator
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
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Subject: [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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