Re: [Rosegarden-devel] Use of Rosegarden Synthesizer Presets To Assist The Blind
There are almost as many contributors as there are files, and I can't imagine any one of them getting bent out of shape in this case. On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 6:48 PM Ted Felix wrote: >I really don't think anyone is going to come after you for using > those. After all, they are based on copywritten (what *is* the past > tense of "to copyright"?) documents (the keyboard user manuals) based on > patented and trademarked equipment (the keyboards themselves). I > suspect the status of all of that is kind of up in the air > copyright-wise. But I guarantee you the manufacturer's want those > config files to be available and shared so they can sell keyboards. > >A link to the collection on SourceForge would definitely be ok: > > https://sourceforge.net/p/rosegarden/git/ci/master/tree/data/library/ > >What anyone does with that is not your problem. > >I have no problem with it. But I cannot speak directly for anyone > else who has worked on those files. > > Ted. > > On 1/23/23 5:44 PM, Aere Greenway wrote: > > Rosegarden Developers: > > > > I am writing an article about using my software product, the KeyMusician > > Keyboard > > keymusician.com/Sent?number=9549&part=1.2.2>, which is accessible to the > blind, to unlock the use of synthesizers depending on their LCD screens > (which because of that, are not accessible to the blind). > > > > One of the things that will be very helpful for this article, would be > > to distribute a zipped-archive of the contents of the > > "~/.local/share/rosegarden/library" folder, which contains the presets > > for over 200 synthesizers, two of which I contributed. > > > > I wrote the KeyMusician Keyboard to be compatible with these synthesizer > > definition (presets) files, so readers of the article could easily make > > use of them. > > > > I realize these are under the GPL public license, which allows > > distribution using that license, but I want to check if that > > distribution is okay with you, as well. > > > > I use, and like Rosegarden, and document its use with the KeyMusician > > Keyboard, but it does not appear to be accessible to the blind (using > > screen-readers), and as with any sequence editor or digital-audio > > workstation, that would be challenging to do. > > > > I will be happy to submit the article I write for your review, to this > > list, if you would like. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Aere Greenway > > > > -- > > Sincerely, > > Aere > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > Rosegarden-devel mailing list > > Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to > unsubscribe > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel > > > ___ > Rosegarden-devel mailing list > Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel > ___ Rosegarden-devel mailing list Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
Re: [Rosegarden-devel] Use of Rosegarden Synthesizer Presets To Assist The Blind
I really don't think anyone is going to come after you for using those. After all, they are based on copywritten (what *is* the past tense of "to copyright"?) documents (the keyboard user manuals) based on patented and trademarked equipment (the keyboards themselves). I suspect the status of all of that is kind of up in the air copyright-wise. But I guarantee you the manufacturer's want those config files to be available and shared so they can sell keyboards. A link to the collection on SourceForge would definitely be ok: https://sourceforge.net/p/rosegarden/git/ci/master/tree/data/library/ What anyone does with that is not your problem. I have no problem with it. But I cannot speak directly for anyone else who has worked on those files. Ted. On 1/23/23 5:44 PM, Aere Greenway wrote: Rosegarden Developers: I am writing an article about using my software product, the KeyMusician Keyboard , which is accessible to the blind, to unlock the use of synthesizers depending on their LCD screens (which because of that, are not accessible to the blind). One of the things that will be very helpful for this article, would be to distribute a zipped-archive of the contents of the "~/.local/share/rosegarden/library" folder, which contains the presets for over 200 synthesizers, two of which I contributed. I wrote the KeyMusician Keyboard to be compatible with these synthesizer definition (presets) files, so readers of the article could easily make use of them. I realize these are under the GPL public license, which allows distribution using that license, but I want to check if that distribution is okay with you, as well. I use, and like Rosegarden, and document its use with the KeyMusician Keyboard, but it does not appear to be accessible to the blind (using screen-readers), and as with any sequence editor or digital-audio workstation, that would be challenging to do. I will be happy to submit the article I write for your review, to this list, if you would like. Sincerely, Aere Greenway -- Sincerely, Aere ___ Rosegarden-devel mailing list Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel ___ Rosegarden-devel mailing list Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
[Rosegarden-devel] Use of Rosegarden Synthesizer Presets To Assist The Blind
Rosegarden Developers: I am writing an article about using my software product, the KeyMusician Keyboard , which is accessible to the blind, to unlock the use of synthesizers depending on their LCD screens (which because of that, are not accessible to the blind). One of the things that will be very helpful for this article, would be to distribute a zipped-archive of the contents of the "~/.local/share/rosegarden/library" folder, which contains the presets for over 200 synthesizers, two of which I contributed. I wrote the KeyMusician Keyboard to be compatible with these synthesizer definition (presets) files, so readers of the article could easily make use of them. I realize these are under the GPL public license, which allows distribution using that license, but I want to check if that distribution is okay with you, as well. I use, and like Rosegarden, and document its use with the KeyMusician Keyboard, but it does not appear to be accessible to the blind (using screen-readers), and as with any sequence editor or digital-audio workstation, that would be challenging to do. I will be happy to submit the article I write for your review, to this list, if you would like. Sincerely, Aere Greenway -- Sincerely, Aere ___ Rosegarden-devel mailing list Rosegarden-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
