[linux-audio-user] ZynAddSubFX 1.4.2 released

[Hartmut Z Noack]

Am Fre, 2003-07-18 um 19.19 schrieb Frank Barknecht:
> Hallo,
> Daniel James hat gesagt: // Daniel James wrote:
> 
> > Actually, I saw that statement on the ZynAddSubFX site and assumed it 
> > was an extra clause in addition to the GPL. As Paul owns the 
> > copyright (which I assume he does) he's entitled to add any extra 
> > licence restrictions he likes to his own software, as a 'GPL plus'. 
> 
> No, he cannot write a GPL plus this way. The GPL (2) says: 
> 
>   Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
>   covered by this License; they are outside its scope.  The act of
>   running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the
>   Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on
>   the Program (independent of having been made by running the
>   Program).  Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
>   
> So the act of using the software isn't an issue covered by the GPL. 
> 
> > That might mean it's not strictly 'software libre' of course, but Paul 
> > does say 'please' rather than 'you may not use' though.
> 
> Yes, that's an important observation. As a lot of (christian)
> theologists for hundreds of years and even today have very different
> meanings about "what is against god" this statement can never be
> considered anything else but an opinion and a wish (or a joke, but
> that doesn't belong here). 
> 
> BTW: I think that demo1.ogg of ZynAdd sounds very New-Age-ish in my
> ears. ;)
> 
Indeed- i tried Zynadd today and it sounded quite spooky for my taste
BTW: ZynaDD is just great - both in stability and in design.
> ciao