[linux-audio-dev] Re: LADSPA extension

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Subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: LADSPA extension
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Mar 10 2004 - 15:51:06 EET


On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 02:42:00 +0100, Alfons Adriaensen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:44:26AM +0000, Steve Harris wrote:
>
> > But it will use up two flags that may be needed later and may clash with
> > future extensions, or produce binary imcompatibility. Not to mention that
> > it is effectivly a fork in LADSPA.
>
> There are still 20 bits left. And we can reserve #31 for a version jump anyway.
> And I think 1.1 -> 1.2 is not a fork, it isn't meant to be anyway.

No, but it would be a fork if Tom went and implemented something that we
later didnt use.
 
> > I think this is a very, very bad idea.
>
> Do you mean the proposal, or any premature implementation ?

Premature implementation, sorry I should have been clearer.

I have no clear preference for Your suggestions or Tim's, they both have
drawbacks and advantages.

- Steve


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