[vtkusers] The vtkSweptSurface patent has expired - is it/will it be available in vtk again?

[TJ Corona]

> Is a merge request something I can do?  (I'm not very familiar with vtk
> processes….)

We encourage merge requests! Welcome to the team! Details on how to contribute to vtk can be found here <https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/blob/master/Documentation/dev/git/develop.md>. 

Thomas J. Corona, Ph.D.
Kitware, Inc.
Senior R&D Engineer
21 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-881-4443

> On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:09 PM, scotsman60 <doug at beachmailing.com> wrote:
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> Tom,
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> "If the patent has expired for this class, I’d be happy to review a merge
> request that brings this class back into VTK."
> 
> Is a merge request something I can do?  (I'm not very familiar with vtk
> processes....)
> 
> By the way - I'm ASSUMING the patent has expired since it was registered '95
> or '96 and I beleiev patents have a 20 year life.
> 
> 
> Doug 
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