That should've read VSTGUI in the second half.. (proof reading.. hrm).
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Louis Gorenfeld
<louis.gorenfeld@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> If I understand it correctly, you can compile free VSTs for Linux, you
> just can't give away their SDK source code without going through the
> form on Steinberg's website (just like with the Mac and Windows
> versions). VSTSDK, the (fairly separate) component I had a problem
> with, is legitimately open-sourced and Linux-centric improvements can
> be made. I'm not seeing a problem here, unless there's something I'm
> overlooking (always very possible with me :))
>
> -Louis
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine
> <alexandre.prokoudine@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Simon Wise wrote:
>>
>>> It is not a technical point about only using free software ... it is a very
>>> real copyright issue. VST is owned by Steinberg so unless you are willing to
>>> ignore/reject Copyright and IP laws (which would be really problematic
>>> regarding your other points about encouraging commercial software on Linux)
>>> then you are very limited in how VST can be distributed in Linux. To change
>>> that you must convince Steinberg to change the license they offer. A freely
>>> distributed program obviously cannot pay Steinberg for every downloaded copy
>>> .. so no license .. so the potential user must compile their own version of
>>> VST support.
>>>
>>> See Dave Philips article ...
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000192
>>
>> This is an article from goddamn 2007! :) Long before VeSTige came about.
>>
>> Alexandre Prokoudine
>> http://libregraphicsworld.org
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