[linux-audio-user] Re: Linux Sampler

Lee Revell rlrevell at joe-job.com
Sat Dec 10 16:00:31 EST 2005


On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 20:49 +0000, Pete Leigh wrote:
> On 10/12/05, James Stone <jmstone at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:33:58 +0000, Pete Leigh wrote:
> 
> > > Still, without explaining any more, would it be an idea for the authors to
> > > indicate what their likely response would be under some easily imaginable
> > > scenarios, like: "I'm about to release a commercial album where linux
> > > sampler was used in production. May I?"
> 
> > >From my understanding, it is the commercial exploitation of the software,
> > rather than the sale of music written with the software that they are
> > trying to limit: so if you were to build a linux based synth, and sell it
> > with LS installed, they would like to get some money from you for it,
> > which they would not be able to do under the GPL.
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> I hope (and am quite prepared to believe) you're right. Just that it
> doesn't specifically say that - it just says "commercial use [...] is
> not allowed", which is a little vague. That's why I'm suggesting a
> clarification for those unwilling to make assumptions might be
> a good idea :-)
> 

Rather than speculate any further someone really should ask them.  If
they mean "commercial distribution of the software" they need to say
that rather than "commercial use" which I suspect is too vague to have
an unambiguous legal definition.

Lee




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