2011/4/2 Marc Lavallée <m...@hacklava.net> > Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:38:50 +0200, > Svein Berge <sve...@pvv.org> wrote : > > > > My personalized demo works in Linux with jackd when using the > > > dssi-vst host. And it works very well. > > > > > > > > Congrats! I tried to compile vst/wine support into ardour, but after a > > couple of hours of messing about, gave up on it (couldn't start > > ardour after recompilation). > > Ardour cannot be distributed with wine/vst support compiled in, but it > can be connected through jackd to one of the Linux VST hosts (which are > easier to compile). It is not ideal because there's a little overhead > when running Windows binaries on Linux using the Wine compatibility > layer. > > > I've also tried to understand lv2, but > > haven't found any finite and sufficient source of information about > > it. However, that's probably just a matter of spending enough time > > trawling the internet for the required pieces of information. > > It didn't get very high priority because I've never heard about anyone > > actually paying hard currency for a plugin on linux. That renders any > > time spent on a commercial linux plugin wasted. BUT, if Jörn tells us > > that there actually exist such people in this universe, then that > > might change things. One paying customer is not enough, but if I get > > four firm orders for an lv2 version, I'll make it. > > Free-software/Open-source/Linux communities can pay hard currency for > free (as in speech) software. They also like to help for free. > You are using the Juce framework for your C++ development, > which is a free software, you know how valuable it is. >
I have a commercial license for juce. It was not free. > > > However, not all linux users may want lv2. Fons has previously asked > > for a jack-enabled stand-alone application instead. That would mean a > > third product in addition to the plugin and player, which is a bit of > > a support nightmare. > > Plugin hosts can work with jackd, and it's adequate for me. > > You should take a look at the Jost plugin host (also based on Juce): > http://www.anticore.org/jucetice/?page_id=4 > It is licensed under the LGPL, so it might be compatible (to some > extent) with your proprietary software. > > > If the current player supports jack, that is entirely unintended. > > It is intended as a player, i.e. an application > > which sends sound to a soundcard. It supports ALSA and OSS, I think. > > The player for Linux has support for ALSA (OSS is deprecated) > Here's how to list linked libraries: > $ ldd harpex-b (look for libasound) > There's no support for jack (libjack) or pulseaudio (libpulse). > > About your licenses: I had to ask for the demos in order to read their > licenses. They are quite restrictive licenses, and users might infringe > them easily without bad intentions. Please publish the text of > those licenses on your site. > > > 2011/4/2 Marc Lavallée <m...@hacklava.net> > > > > > > But it works as long as I am connected to the Internet; it > > > sends a long and unique identification message to > > > http://harpex.net/license.php, and the immediate response alloys > > > the plugin to work after displaying the amount of time left in demo > > > mode. Since this mechanism is not explained (appart from a vague > > > reference to "activation" in the license), the demo I installed is > > > technically a sneakyware... > > > > > > > > That depends on your technical definition of "sneakyware". It seems > > to me that most programs these days call home for one reason or > > another. The reason it requires a network connection during the trial > > period is obviously to prevent indefinite "trials". Once you activate > > your copy, it stops calling home. I will see if I can find a suitable > > place to inform user about this, so it isn't perceived as "sneaky". > > It would be nice to explain this "calling home" mechanism in your > licenses. IMO, DRM-like strategies are counter-productive; your > potential clients should be able to understand licenses and respect > them. > > I've done one better: I've added a big, clear note about it in the download mail. It can't be missed. I am now considering to drop linux support. It seems to me that dipping your toe in linux audio without going all the way, i.e. open source, is nothing but a way to draw flac. Svein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110402/d6b53d7e/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
