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From: elg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Eric Green)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Comp.Image.Processing (not how but WHY?)
Message-ID: <6192@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 22 Nov 88 05:12:51 GMT
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in article <589@wasatch.UUCP>, hansen%grizzly.utah.edu@wasatch.UUCP (Chuck Hansen) says:
> In article <172@vmsa.technion.ac.il> ners001@vmsa.technion.ac.il writes:
>>I posted a call for a new news-group that would deal with 
>>image processing and computer vision. Since then I have received *many* 
> Although I hesitate posting this here (especially since it has already
> been posted), there seems to be a need since netreaders aren't aware of the
> current newsgroup.  There already exists such a group, it's comp.ai.vision 
> and is moderated by Phil Kahn at ADS. 

comp.ai.vision is concerned with the problem of ascribing meaning to
parts of pictures, that is, AI vision research. Image processing
techniques are often used to pre-process the pictures (e.g. edge
detection & threshholding are common early steps), but when I scanned
over comp.ai.vision a year or so ago, it focused on more esoteric
research issues. 

Perhaps removing the "ai" from the name of the group and widening its
charter would be the preferred action, instead of creating an all-new
group. But, then again, we all know how difficult it is to fight
net.inertia.... 

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