>> >>I've downloaded the VST development kit from the Steinberg site, and >>accepted the use conditions. Then I've built the fst package (as you >>would compile any other VST plugin using the Steinberg development >>kit) and uploaded it to non-free. From my understanding this is >>perfectly legal, as is legal to distribute VST plugins compiled with >>the VST SDK. JSP> Read the first paragraphs in Paul Davis' message at JSP> http://lalists.stanford.edu/lad/2006/06/0223.html JSP> It's pretty clear. JSP> Steinberg's license allows you to do that. GPL doesn't. I didn't know about this thread, thanks for the pointer. Apparently it seems that is some way to solve the legal puzzle, see: http://lalists.stanford.edu/lad/2006/06/0226.html and http://lalists.stanford.edu/lad/2006/06/0229.html I do not fully understand what should be done, however I think would worth trying, and I can help in that (e.g. by contacting the involved developers). Is there somebody on this list able to expose in simple what could be done? JSP> Oh no, it's depending on LASH. I'm afraid you didn't get it. I read JSP> through their mail archives (fst archives), Paul Davis (co-author) JSP> argued LASH dependency was enough reason to not grant exceptions nor JSP> allow binary distributions. >> >>Mmmh, I'm not sure to get this point, please would you elaborate? JSP> Ok, that comment was from Thomas Vecchione, not Paul Davis. If you JSP> follow that thread you'll find it. JSP> The matter is if Torben and Paul grant GPL exceptions then my program JSP> could distribute the binary VST plugin. This doesn't apply to current JSP> fst, because of the extra dependency on lash. Their authors would have JSP> to grant GPL exceptions too. We could try to contact them and expose the matter, what do you think? JSP> By the way, my program doesn't use LASH so that reason doesn't apply. JSP> Got no answer from them. JSP> So, if you succeed in this point, please let me know :) Again, if it's possible, I'd be glad to help somehow.. Ciao, Free
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