http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/What-does-ImageJ-stand-for-tp5024714p5024725.html
As I wrote, if thousands of developpers can understand what they talk about
Le dim. 13 juin 2021 à 15:48, Herbie <
> Thanks Christophe!
>
> "Regarding ownership of the ImageJ name, to my knowledge ImageJ1 (the
> software created and developed by Wayne) is and has always been public
> domain."
>
> -- First, ImageJ1 is not the name Wayne used for the software he developed.
>
> -- Second and legal questions aside, isn't it simply a question of fairness
> (especially in science) to not use the name of a renowned piece of
> scientific software for a whole group of software that was in great part
> (MB) not written by its author?
>
> Apart from that and as I wrote before, it is generally not a good idea to
> (later) use a specific term (ImageJ as a single stand-alone software)
> _also_
> as a generic term (ImageJ as "software ecosystem" comprising differently
> named stand-alone software products) in the same field.
>
> Best
>
> Herbie
>
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>
> lechristophe wrote
> > Some elements here from a question you aksed in Image.sc about ImageJ
> > trademarking in 2015
> >
https://forum.image.sc/t/imagej-trademark-of-uw-madison/433> >
> > Regarding the logo, the original thread about a new logo and the contest
> > is
> > here from the end of 2017:
> >
https://forum.image.sc/t/contest-new-imagej-logo/8485> >
> > there's another thread with the voting process that lead to the choice of
> > the current logo.
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> >
> >
> > Le dim. 13 juin 2021 à 10:39, Christophe Leterrier <
>
> > christophe.leterrier@
>
> >> a écrit :
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> As a long-time user of ImageJ (I'd say since 2004-ish), I saw ImageJ
> >> branching out several times with initiatives such as Fiji (which I have
> >> used for a decade), ImageJ2 (which in my understanding kinda morphed
> into
> >> an alternative, unfininished back-end within ImageJ1), sometimes
> >> corresponding to funding efforts. I know about other "branches" such as
> >> ImageJFX but I don't know them well and they seem less developed.
> >>
> >> Regarding Fiji, I have read some make the parallel with a Linux
> >> distribution, Fiji being an ImageJ "distribution". I think this is an
> >> interesting analogy as "Linux" today can mean the kernel or something
> >> from
> >> the whole ecosystem (whether or not sanctionned by the original
> creator)?
> >>
> >> Regarding ownership of the ImageJ name, to my knowledge ImageJ1 (the
> >> software created and developed by Wayne) is and has always been public
> >> domain. I don't know enough about licenses to be sure what kind of
> >> derivative it allows, but in my understanding it is quite flexible.
> >>
> >> Christophe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Le sam. 12 juin 2021 à 13:03, Herbie <
>
> > l16@
>
> > > a écrit :
> >>
> >>> Dear listers,
> >>>
> >>> in the sequel to my previous question posted to this list
> >>> <Bad URL Removed - see why -
> > >>
> >
>
https://ees.sps.nih.gov/services/Pages/Anti-Virus.aspx?A2=ind2106&L=IMAGEJ&P=R8899> >>> >,
> >>> 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".
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------
> >>> 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?
> >>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> 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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> >>
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