Re: [LMMS-devel] Default VST

[Tres F. <tre...@gm...>]

Ok, I'm responding to my own post here:

http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/music-dsp/2004-October/061767.html

I think this does a good job of explaining it.  It's the steinberg header
files (required for compilation) which break GPL and are mandatory for
compilation.

This means no VSTs that use the steinberg sdk (most likely all VSTs on the
market) can be bundled, correct?

Does this mean VSTs will never (ever) ship with LMMS?  Wouldn't LinuxVST
have the same limitations?  Or have programmers reverse-engineered enough
to make a working, usable sdk that is compatible with GPL?

I know these are a lot of questions, but if it's not possible, then we
might as well extinguish the idea now, right?

-Tres



- Tre...@gm...


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Tres Finocchiaro <
tre...@gm...> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Vesa <di...@nb...> wrote:
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>>  Any such plugin almost certainly will not be bundled as a binary
>>
>
> I'm confused as to how "certain" you are.  There are two scenarios we are
> talking about 1.  Bundling binary 2. Wait for LinuxVST.
>
> Scenario #1 is what I am advocating for and scenario #2 is what you are
> advocating for.  To you are certain #1 is not a possibility I think is the
> topic of this original discussion.
>
> It can not have any proprietary dependencies
>
>
> I appreciate the reiteration of this, but I had already made this point in
> my first email:
>
>     "compatible for distribution with the GPL license (assuming one
>> exists)."
>
>
>  There is some topic about VSTs in general on the KVR boards and I'm a bit
> confused about the licensing in regards to VSTs.  Perhaps someone can
> educate me.
>
> What I am reading is that the source of your own VSTs can be released GPL,
> but most (if not all) VSTs are created with the vst steinberg sdk, which is
> proprietary.  I know there are GPL projects that are created with .NET
> (which is also proprietary) but can still be GPL.  Is the jury out on this
> ideal?  Can someone (perhaps Vesa) explain the implications?
>
> -Tres
>