[Trisquel-users] Using the GPL for soundfonts

2014-01-04 Thread tobias
I'm currently working on a sound synthesizer that will be released under the GNU GPL. It uses a custom soundfont format based on vorbis. I'm not sure if I can use the GPL for a soundfont, as the GPL is designed for software.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Using the GPL for soundfonts

2014-01-04 Thread Michał Masłowski
I have no experience with sound synthesis. Maybe these comments on the use of GPL for non-program works can be useful. GPL works for nonsoftware works, while itt has requirements that might be too inconvenient for some cultural works: the license text must be included with the work, source must