[Freegis-list] Vectorising software

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 07:45:31PM +0200, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:19:11PM +0100, Markus Neteler wrote:
> > There is a (old fashioned) vectorising software
> > available with ugly interface but good algorithm:
> 
> > LTPlus
> > www.ltplus.org
> > 
> > I have been in contact with David Mandel about the future of
> > LTPlus without clear results. Then I tried to convince AverStar 
> > to publish their LT4X without success.
> > 
> > But there is little hope:
> > A modified (slightly updated) version, which can be compiled
> > on Linux, is available from:
> > 
> > http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/projects/ltplus/
> > 
> > The page is currently unmaintained and waiting for volunteers.
> > I got permission from NRCS to distribute this version
> > (http://www.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/).
> 
> We have to sure of the license terms.
> Is it free software now? There is no notice (except in the documenation,
> which might have been for another products: saying that it is not public
> domain at time of writing.)
> 
> If is was produces by the US government, it might be public domain.
> So did they state that the source code you can distribute is in the 
> public domain?
I think so. It was written by NRCS, a U.S. governmental institution.
 
> Or did they release it under a different license? 
No, as far as I know.
> The best would be an official statement from them.

Jill Schueler should be able to answer this:
Jill Schuler <jschuler at itc.nrcs.usda.gov>
jschuler at ncg.scs.ag.gov (Jill Schuler)


Please contact her (greeting from me).

 Markus