Re: [fedora-astronomy] NGC catalog in Fedora/RHEL software
On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:55:36 +0100, you wrote:
> So, having the Steinicke catalog free would be great not only
for
> kstars, but also for other packages like astrometry.net. Maybe we could
> try jointly to discuss this issue with Wolfgang Steinicke to convince
> him to give *his* version under a license that is acceptable by Fedora
> and Debian?
>
I think S&T catalog derive from Wolfgang Steinicke's database, so it
would be better discussing directly with dr. Wolfgang Steinicke about that.
Another possibility would be to create a new catalog. Admittedly a
lot of work, but perhaps something the Galaxy Zoo project would be
willing to take on given the benefits to the astronomical community to
have a quality catalog not hampered by license issues.