Some quick comments: - A very cool feature!
- The word "licensing" suggests some kind of contract that limits what we can do. If so, this is probably at odds with LilyPond being under GPL. - We can afford a $240 one-time fee, and Jan and I set up a Netherlands-based foundation which still exists (I think). It could be a licensee if we really need a non-person. - the point and click data is typically voluminous, so you don't want to leave them in files meant for distribution, and the data is useless anyway without the .ly files. Conversely, Frescobaldi will generally not interpret lilypond point&click data from random MIDI files downloaded from the internet. (Are people ever distributing lilypond midi files? Unless something has dramatically changed, the playback quality of these files is poor, no?). - Do we have any plans for sysex data that is useful beyond editing the score? To be honest, I don't see the problem with simply using the 0x7D/0x7C non-commercial or research codes. After all, "If you don't think that your idea or product is worth $240 a year for a SysEx ID, then just give it away" - we are, in fact, giving it away. If we were to use 0x7D/x7C, what is the worst that could happen, and how likely is that scenario? We could protect ourselves by adding a custom checksum to the P&C data to avoid accidental misinterpretation. If thereby we flood the internet with crap midi files, and someone comes and complains to us, we can always allocate the number. In short, the lack of an official sysex number should not be a blocker to the MR, IMO. On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM Dan Eble <[email protected]> wrote: > Nicolas Joyard proposes adding sequencer-specific MIDI events to enable > point-and-click interoperation with players like Frescobaldi. > > One parameter of these events is a registered manufacturer ID, which > leads to this discussion: > > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/2790#note_2897970786 > > There is a one-time fee which is small enough not to be a barrier. > > Is there an ideal person to contact the MIDI Association and ask about > getting an ID? (I don't want to be in the loop.) I would expect some > discussion about which person or organization will be licensed to use > the ID. > -- > Dan > > > -- Han-Wen Nienhuys - [email protected] - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
