{
  "id": 16615,
  "title": "Is proprietary software allowed in the competition?",
  "url": "/competitions/noaa-right-whale-recognition/discussion/16615",
  "author_name": "Philipp Gärtner",
  "post_date": "2015-09-22T10:06:07.903000",
  "votes": 0,
  "comment_count": 0,
  "views": 517,
  "content": "<p>Hi there,</p>\n\n<p>I was wondering if it would be possible/allowed to use eCognition (<a href=\"http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer\">http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer</a>)  in order to tackle the whale recognition competition?</p>\n\n<p>I am just asking because Matlab (proprietary software) seems to be allowed here.</p>\n\n<p>Greetings, Philipp</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 93162,
      "postDate": "2015-09-22T10:06:07.903Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi there,</p>\n\n<p>I was wondering if it would be possible/allowed to use eCognition (<a href=\"http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer\">http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer</a>)  in order to tackle the whale recognition competition?</p>\n\n<p>I am just asking because Matlab (proprietary software) seems to be allowed here.</p>\n\n<p>Greetings, Philipp</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi there,\r\n\r\nI was wondering if it would be possible/allowed to use eCognition (http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer)  in order to tackle the whale recognition competition?\r\n\r\nI am just asking because Matlab (proprietary software) seems to be allowed here.\r\n\r\nGreetings, Philipp"
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    "93162": "Hi there,\r\n\r\nI was wondering if it would be possible/allowed to use eCognition (http://www.ecognition.com/suite/ecognition-developer)  in order to tackle the whale recognition competition?\r\n\r\nI am just asking because Matlab (proprietary software) seems to be allowed here.\r\n\r\nGreetings, Philipp"
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}