I've forwarded your concerns to the Ubuntu Technical Board. Patent matters are their jurisdiction.
** Changed in: autopano-sift (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- SIFT algorithm is patented in US https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550255 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs