If you know that the technical problem can not be resolved easily (for example, if the deep part of the algorithm is based on 8bit and it needs a new algorithm for 16bit) then you have little incentive to negotiate the license.
Mo --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mateusz Loskot <mate...@loskot.net> wrote: > From: Mateusz Loskot <mate...@loskot.net> > Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] Is it a big thing to change ECW to support 16-bit > imagery? > To: "mohwawang" <mohwaw...@yahoo.com> > Cc: gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org > Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 9:40 AM > mohwawang wrote: > > Mateusz, > > > > License issue can be resolved through negotiation. > > Then try to solve it first, before digging the source > code. > Otherwise, you will waste your time. > > > Then back to the > > technique issue: Is it a big thing to change ECW to > support 16-bit > > imagery? > > IMHO, unless the license issue is solved, it's a far > premature question. > > Best regards, > -- > Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net > Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org > _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
