En r�ponse � Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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
In the case of hardware support, the benefits are still not there. > 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. Well, in the Windows world, Xiph are seen as Linux people. With all the positive and negative vibes that is related. Just look at all the mess that happened with the video integration in OGG (through Tobias W.'s DirectShow filter), or the war of file extensions OGM vs OGG. > 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. That sounds reasonable. My main concern is that FLAC should be usable in other containers than OGG and other architectures than the one Xiph wants to create. This is probably not the right place for me to discuss about this. But the "complete solution" that Xiph wants to create is IMHO a bad move. I think the UNIX way of doing things is better : have simple things working, instead of a big mess. That means there should be a portable codec API, different containers that can work with this API, and the codec developpers should work with that API and don't care about the underlying and upperlying levels. Putting everything in the same bag seems to be a good solution to fill the lack of consistency in the Linux multimedia world. But I think it's a short sighted view. ------------------------------------------------------- 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
