[sac-forum] Re: [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and requst for a link.]
- From: "Sheryl Gambardella" <drybonesaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:12:51 -0700
Hello everyone,
Sorry to barge in to your conversation, but I don't know how I got here.
It is clear you all are very computer literate (my first clue was I
havn't understood a thing you have said) so could you help me butt out?
SG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Luttinen" <mluttinen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:40 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and
requst for a link.]
>
> Stan,
>
> I did not think to look at the downloads page. You have a point. Since
> SAC
> has links to HNSky and Astrobyte why not Astro Helper? It is an
> interesting
> situation. Does SAC "endorse" freeware only, or only those programs
> which
> have been developed with the direct help/support of SAC members?
>
> I do not think it is a big deal, but any software on the SAC
> links/downloads
> pages amounts to a club endorsement of those products.
>
> To my knowledge, HNSky and Astrobyte are not SAC-authored programs.
> Others
> would know more than me on this. Did SAC members "help" the authors of
> these programs in any way? If so, then linking to them would make sense.
>
> It's funny, Steve and I were discussing Han Kleijn's use of the SAC
> database in HNSky at Sentinel last weekend. If I remember right, the use
> of the SAC database has an informal, non-binding cost to the
> distributor,
> but that may be on for-purchase software only. Steve would know more
> than me
> on this.
>
> Now I will be quiet and let members who know what they are talking about
> take over this conversation.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cvsc1
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:53 PM
> To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-forum] Re: [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and
> requst for a link.]
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> >
> >AJ,
> >
> >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.
> >
> >And SAC is certainly under no "courtesy" obligation to create a
> >reciprocal
> >link, IMO.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >
> >-----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.]
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Spoke with Stan and he suggests the topic be taken up by SAC for a
> >decision, hence this post to canvas members' opinions.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >aj
> >
> >-------- 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>
> >
> >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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