[linux-audio-dev] Call for participation: MMA GMPI working group

Steve Harris S.W.Harris at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Tue Feb 11 09:52:00 UTC 2003


On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 12:16:22 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 February 2003 11.37, Steve Harris wrote:
> [...]
> > I'd guess that us Free Software types are going to want a more
> > strict definition of "licence free" ;), so can I suggest we argue
> > amongst ourselves about what we'd like in the way of licencing
> > before spamming the list.
> 
> Well, one thing I consider *very* important is the management of 
> Unique IDs. MIDI SysEx and DLS IDs are *not* free in any way, so the 
> only reason MIDI can be considered Free is that you can do a lot of 
> stuff with MIDI without having your own IDs. Inded, a Free/Open 
> Source MIDI application *could* have it's own IDs if someone cares to 
> pay for them annually - but what happens when payments stop...?

I've probably suggested this before, but the URI scheme works, anyone who
has control over a domain/website can issue URIs, eg. I could use

http://plugin.org.uk/gmpi#myPluginName

or something of that form. Its robust (relies on the DNS system),
and centrally, externally and impartially administered.

It could be a requirement that the URI resolves to some information about
the plugin. Or not.

If the $30 a year domain registration fees are too onerous, use a free
website provider like geocities or such.

- Steve



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