[linux-audio-dev] Modular synths of the world, unite and take over :-)

[Steve Harris]

On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 10:25:47 -0800, Thomas Webb wrote:
> I'm new to LADSPA, but isn't that what LADSPA control
> protocol does? I think it would be better if there was
> something like that, but the plugin can work with or
> without the gui.

LCP is mostly hypothetical. There are some sample UIs and a sample host
implmentation bu thats about it.
 
> one  question i have is how does the licensing work?
> provided the program is linked to the LADSPA lib, the
> plugin and the app don't need to match licensing, eh?
> i could have a commercial host w/ gpl client or vice
> versa? mix bsd and gpl?

There is no LADSPA lib, its just a .h file. The plugins can even be under
a GPL licence I belive, the GP doesn't have such strict conditions for
manual runtime linking.

- Steve