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2. Requirements

2.1 Hardware  
2.2 Software  
2.2.1 Copyright  
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2.1 Hardware

As of this writting Sept 2009, the cost for the implementation of an openEyA unit is less than 650 Euros, including

  • - portable PC with Ubuntu Linux O.S. (e.g., low-cost NetBook 32 bits as in Fig.1)
  • - Digital camera with remote control features (e.g., Canon PowerShot SX100IS).
  • - AC power adapter (e.g, Canon ACK-800 AC).
  • - USB microphone (omni-directional).
  • -   optional: webcam (if external with Linux UVC Driver) and small tripod.


       Fig.1: openEyA full hardware setup example

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2.2 Software

2.2.1 Copyright  

The openEyA 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.

As of this writing Sept 2009, openEyA runs under Linux O.S. Ubuntu 9.04 (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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