[Qgis-user] Re: QGIS 1.5 Update for ECW/SID support crashes

[Agustin Lobo]

Micha,

I'm also using ECW and share your concern but on the other hand who knows
when ERDAS is going to take a decision or even if they are going to
take a decision
at all?

I think that if we make a simple external program able to batch
process a bunch of ECW files
to convert them to another format, we would be both having a temporary
solution and puting pressure
on ERDAS as they will see people quiting the format.

We cannot make OSS to depend so much upon decisions taken on
proprietary formats. I understand
we need a compromise,

Agus

2010/10/18 Micha Silver <micha at arava.co.il>:
>
>
> On 18/10/2010 10:15, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>
>> Il 18/10/2010 10:02, Jürgen E. Fischer ha scritto:
>>
>>> Ok.  Two options.  I'd opt for 1.7.  Should we start a poll?
>>
>> I would suggest: go for 1.7, and keep a legacy standalone with ECW support
>> for the
>> desperate addicts to that format.
>> How does it sound?
>> All the best.
>
> -1
> It's not a question of who's lucky and who is desperate. Every time the ECW
> /MrSid/GDAL licensing problems come up, there's a flurry of posts on the
> list asking "Program X has ECW support, why not QGIS?".  Many users don't
> have a choice.  We all realize that both compression formats are in
> wide-spread use by govt offices, aerial photo companies, etc. I consider
> support for ECW part of the core functionality of any GIS system today.
> If it's too complicated to maintain parallel installations of GDAL 1.6 and
> 1.7, then I'd prefer keeping 1.6 until ERDAS clarifies or loosens their
> licensing policy.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Micha
>
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