Re: [linux-audio-user] Linux Sampler

From: Allan Wind <allan_wind@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Dec 08 2005 - 02:05:54 EET

On 2005-12-08T00:01:14+0100, Lars Luthman wrote:
> LinuxSampler is licensed under the GNU GPL license with the exception
> that COMMERCIAL USE of the souce code, libraries and applications is
> NOT ALLOWED without prior written permission by the LinuxSampler
> authors. If you have questions on the subject please contact us.
>
> This is pretty nasty - if I interpret it correctly, it means that
> LinuxSampler is no longer free software (at least not as defined by the
> FSF, http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html ) and not even freeware,
> since a producer making commercial music would have to pay to use it.

Yep. Alternatives?

/Allan
Received on Thu Dec 8 04:15:09 2005

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