On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 01:39:40AM -0800, Josh Coalson wrote: > 1. FLAC would benefit from the increased visibility from the association. > Emmett can probably expound more upon this point. Anyway, hopefully this > will mean it's popularity will rise, not just with users but also with > developers of other tools.
I agree that a relationship with Xiph.org would have a positive impact on both communities, for both developers and users. > 2. The core libraries would become BSD-licensed. I've been really 50/50 > on this ever since I submitted the question to Slashdot (see > http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/27/1650256 ). Now that WMA > lossless is out it seems like less of an issue but I will still need to > get permission from some of you, those that have contributed > legally-significant (in the U.S. I think that means >10 lines of) code to > libFLAC. Only the codec libraries need to be BSD; the command-line tools > and plugins would remain GPL. BSD licensing has been demonstrated to work in practice, for similar applications, by a number of high-profile projects, including those associated with Xiph.org. I believe that in these situations, the freedom and continued viability of the software is ensured not by legal restrictions, but by recognized leadership in a community. Xiph.org is a strong ally in that area, with a thriving and well-recognized community. In the end, this is, by and large, your personal decision, as the primary copyright holder. Either way, I have confidence in the continued viability of FLAC. > 3. Operations would move from Sourceforge to Xiph. There are pluses and > minuses, actually not so much minuses as unknowns. I see this as a minor item; software projects move from place to place all the time. Assuming that sourceforge is willing to help to provide a smooth transition, this should be painless. > These are the main changes that would happen. So I ask everyone, > especially libFLAC contributors, what do you think? I can foresee no obvious negative consequences, and a few tangible benefits. Overall, I would say that it seems like a beneficial course of action, though not to the extent that I would consider it a failure if it were not taken due to other concerns. -- - mdz ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flac-dev
