Re: [LMMS-devel] VST header

[Javier S. P. <ja...@te...>]

En/na Tobias Doerffel ha escrit:
> Actually I didn't sign the license (it's even the first time that I really 
> read it a few minutes ago....), as I'm not selling the software (LMMS) but 
> making it freely available to others. Furthermore this license only covers 
> VST SDK 2.3 and 2.4, but not 2.0 etc. which can be downloaded from 
> audacity-CVS without any license-displaying at all... (I mean the link 
> mentioned by configure when headers are missing)

I've found references to a SDK 2.0 license. The fact that the audacity
team may be unwillingly distributing Steinberg's headers without the
accompanying license is no excuse to override it. And definitely it
doesn't grant a GPL usage, unless you tell me those headers carry a free
license notice or Steinberg has allowed its GPL usage.

> I don't know whether all 
> this is legal but nobody complained so far :-)

Unfortunately, you cannot rely on that. Have a look at section 5 in the
GPL, the same applies to other licenses.

> Therefore I see no problem in 
> helping to develop your header, or am I wrong?

AFAICT I can't have any help from the inside. No info about constants or
classes, whether they are correct or incorrect.
You need a license to know what you're allowed to do to help.

Take care.