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2. Requirements openEyA-webcam

2.1 Hardware  
2.2 Software  
2.2.1 Copyright  
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2.1 Hardware

As of this writting April 2011, the implementation cost of openEyA in modality lite can cost less than 200 Euros (the price of a Netbook 32 bits) or less than 300 Euros if using in modality Webcam with hardware such that:

  • - portable PC with Ubuntu Linux O.S. (e.g., low-cost NetBook 32 bits as in Fig.1)
  • - USB Webcam Linux compatible , UVC Driver (e.g., Logitech HD Webcam C510 8Mpx).
  • - USB microphone (omni-directional, e.g, UB1 Samson Mic or Acousticmagic Array Mic).
  • -   optional: small tripod.



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Fig.1: openEyA-webcam full hardware setup example


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2.2 Software

2.2.1 Copyright  

The openEyA-webcam software can be downloaded, in the form of a simple ’openeya-installer’ or a debian package ’openeya_x.x.x-i686.deb’, under the License below from the website:

 
              www.openeya.org

Prior to downloading you will be asked to fulfill a simple form for statistical purposes and to keep you updated on new releases.

As of this writing April 2011, openEyA runs under Linux O.S. Ubuntu 10.10 (see section Install)

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2.2.1 Copyright


     Copyright © openEyA - ICTP Science Dissemination Unit, Trieste, Italy

Permission to use, copy, and distribute the openEyA software and its documentation for educational purposes without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

Permission to modify the software is granted, but not the right to distribute the complete modified source code. Modifications are to be distributed as patches to the released version. Permission to distribute binaries produced by compiling modified sources is granted, provided you

  1. distribute the corresponding source modifications from the released version in the form of a patch file along with the binaries,
  2. add special version identification to distinguish your version in addition to the base release version number,
  3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the support of your modified version, and
  4. retain our contact information (www.openeya.org) in regard to use of the openEyA base software.

Permission to distribute the released version of the source code along with corresponding source modifications in the form of a patch file is granted with same provisions 2 through 4 for binary distributions.

This software is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranty.

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