If I understand it correctly, you can compile free VSTs for Linux, you just can't give away their SDK source code without going through the form on Steinberg's website (just like with the Mac and Windows versions). VSTSDK, the (fairly separate) component I had a problem with, is legitimately open-sourced and Linux-centric improvements can be made. I'm not seeing a problem here, unless there's something I'm overlooking (always very possible with me :)) -Louis On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Simon Wise wrote: > >> It is not a technical point about only using free software ... it is a very >> real copyright issue. VST is owned by Steinberg so unless you are willing to >> ignore/reject Copyright and IP laws (which would be really problematic >> regarding your other points about encouraging commercial software on Linux) >> then you are very limited in how VST can be distributed in Linux. To change >> that you must convince Steinberg to change the license they offer. A freely >> distributed program obviously cannot pay Steinberg for every downloaded copy >> .. so no license .. so the potential user must compile their own version of >> VST support. >> >> See Dave Philips article ... >> >> http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000192 > > This is an article from goddamn 2007! :) Long before VeSTige came about. > > Alexandre Prokoudine > http://libregraphicsworld.org > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
