On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Sean Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > We have recently opened a project hosting site on Google Code: > http://code.google.com/p/slippery-chicken/
The open source software we are writing is for the automatic composition of > instrumental and computer music, and we intend to include MP3s with > examples of the music generated using our software. The music generated > will be MIDI files initially, then exported to WAV and MP3 format using > instrument samples. > I read today in the Google Code forums of project sites being closed with > no warning because they contained MP3s. We would like to avoid this > happening to us and are writing in advance to inform you of the situation. Thanks very much for the advance notice. Including relevant sample files with your project is, of course, perfectly fine. Just to clarify the record a bit, we ban projects when they obviously contain no software development activity at all. (It so happens that many projects that fit that description are also full of MP3 files in their downloads areas.) Best, -- Lucas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.

