[sac-forum] Re: [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and requst for a link.]
- From: "cvsc1" <cvsc1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 00:53:22 -0600
Hey all, Further info:
Had some correspondence with this individual.
He states his software will remain freeware due to data sources.
The program seems to work well (planetary data to be added soon)!
However Matt brings curiosity questions into this.
Are/were the current programs we have on the download page created by members?
As this is a non-member request I can agree with Matt but wonder where the line
gets drawn.
I feel the programs we have listed on the downloads page are very good.
Were they created by members?
Stan Clark
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>AJ,
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>I think that it is not necessary to post a return link to this site.
>If Astro Helper was the only program using the SAC database I might
>feel different, but with it being the de-facto standard deep sky
>reference in many of the biggest software planetarii (is that a word?),
>SAC gains little by promoting this guy's work.
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>And SAC is certainly under no "courtesy" obligation to create a
>reciprocal
>link, IMO.
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>I also note that the SAC links page has no commercially released
>planetarii on it. I like this policy, even if it is implicit. Perhaps it
>is time to make it explicit.
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>Matt
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AJ Crayon
>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:43 PM
>To: SAC Forum
>Subject: [sac-forum] [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and
>requst for a link.]
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>Got the following request that contains a situation we haven't discussed
>before. It is a request to post a link to another, non-SAC members,
>site. He is using the SAC database in his program and it is for that
>reason he is making the request.
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>Spoke with Stan and he suggests the topic be taken up by SAC for a
>decision, hence this post to canvas members' opinions.
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>I haven't had time to do a detailed check of this freeware product, but
>from the looks of his web site it does appear to be usable - albeit for
>DOB owners only.
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>Thanks,
>aj
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>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Notification of software Beta release and requst for a link.
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:32:54 -0500
> From: "Mark C" <mcasazza@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>I have used some of the data found on your sire in a program that I am
>releasing for Beta test this week. I have a pointer to your site in the
>section that describes where I got my data. If it is at all possible,
>could you put a link to my site somewhere in your site. Also, feel free
>to download the Beta version of the software or sign up to be notified
>when the beta testing is over. http://astrohelper.myvnc.com Thank
>you, Mark Casazza
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