Re: [mpg123-users] Are Ports code still usable ?

[Thomas O. <tho...@or...>]

Am Fri, 27 Mar 2015 02:55:25 +0100
schrieb Fred van Stappen <fi...@ho...>: 

> May i use that compiled library and give it to uos ( https://github.com/fredvs/uos ) ?

> Or is it better that i wait till you give the mpg123.h working for new mpg123 release (according with Open-Source concept => do not change code without ok of the creator) ?

I'll review these threads at the weekend and will try to update the
ports stuff in the release, obviously. But that doesn't have to stop
you.

The Open-Source concept contains exactly the freedom to modify and
re-distribute the software, regardless of what the creator says. That's
a very substantial one! It's just being sensible and kind to avoid
publishing unnecessary forks of a project without trying to get things
merged. But you are free do release your versions of mpg123 as you
wish. Of course it should be "mpg123 version 1.2.3 with my patches" or,
in case it's really a fork and not just some tweaks, some new name to
avoid mixup.

When you give a patched version to someone, you just have to also offer
the modified source code.


Alrighty then,

Thomas