Bug#612509: Why the libwildmidi1 recommends on freepats is bad

2012-06-06 Thread Emmet Hikory
Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 03:20:08AM +0900, Emmet Hikory wrote: > > I'd be surprised if even 1% of folk with libwildmidi1 installed have > > ever heard of the wildmidi GUI interface, let alone have any intention of > > ever using it. I've nothing against the interface, but

Bug#612509: Why the libwildmidi1 recommends on freepats is bad

2012-06-06 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 03:20:08AM +0900, Emmet Hikory wrote: > My apologies for letting this sit: despite my disagreement with the > request, it has deserved a more comprehensive response for far too long. > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > you are missing the core problem here: > > > > wildmidi mi

Bug#612509: Why the libwildmidi1 recommends on freepats is bad

2012-06-06 Thread Emmet Hikory
My apologies for letting this sit: despite my disagreement with the request, it has deserved a more comprehensive response for far too long. Adrian Bunk wrote: > you are missing the core problem here: > > wildmidi might not be useful without freepats, but I'd estimate 99% of > all people in

Bug#612509: Why the libwildmidi1 recommends on freepats is bad

2011-03-02 Thread Adrian Bunk
Hi Emmet, > While saving space on a fresh install is a laudable goal, I am not > convinced that wildmidi is useful in the absence of freepats >... you are missing the core problem here: wildmidi might not be useful without freepats, but I'd estimate 99% of all people installing libwildmidi1 do