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> Dear listers,
>
> in the sequel to my previous question posted to this list
> <
http://imagej.1557.x6.nabble.com/File-formats-and-pixel-size-tp5024686p5024713.html>,
> Kevin Eliceiri immediately provided some information regarding recent
> terminological changes.
> Because his reply to my original question didn't make it to the list
> yet, and because the further email-exchange happened off-list, I should
> like to post my understanding of the situation.
>
> 1.
> A longstanding fact is that Wayne Rasband conceptualized, implemented
> and continuously extends and maintains the scientific image processing
> software that he named "ImageJ" nearly 25 years ago.
> (I can't remember that he ever termed it differently.)
>
> 2.
> Only recently however, "ImageJ" appears being used in either a different
> or a much wider sense (see the attachments to my previous post).
> From Kevin Eliceiri I now learned that here "ImageJ" stands for what he
> calls the "ImageJ ecosystem" that includes all "ImageJ elements" such as
> "IJ1, IJ2 and FIJI".
>
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> I feel that it is not a good idea to use "ImageJ" as both, a specific
> _as well as_ a generic term, and I'm pretty sure that such usage will
> puzzle not only me.
>
> Did Wayne Rasband agree with the "extended" meaning and usage of
> "ImageJ", the name he gave to the software that he developed?
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> Apart from that, I'm surprised that IJ1 (that I understand is Wayne
> Rasband's ImageJ) or Fiji, both stand-alone software, should be regarded
> as elements of ImageJ.
>
> All opinions welcome...
>
> Herbie
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