[linux-audio-user] sf2 soundfont spec license

[james at dis-dot-dat.net]

On Fri, 11 Mar, 2005 at 08:50PM +0100, Christoph Eckert spake thus:
> 
> > . the spec will stay as is, unchangable but free to use as
> > is
> > . new management may one day decide to close down the 
> > openness
> > . new management may one day decide to completely 
> > open source it
> 
> yep, just my thoughts.
> 
> I always wondered that sampling isn't more spread in the linux 
> world.
> 
> What about packing some flacs and some XML spec data into one 
> 7zip file in a well defined arrangement and use this as a new 
> file format?
> 
> OK, it needs lots of knowledge to define the needed elements 
> of the XML file and to create a really good file format, but 
> IMHO this is something really needed.

Why not start it then?  Even if you're not a coder, you can start
drafting the requirements and a human level specification.  Forget
XML, packing and whatknot and just describe, hierarchically or
otherwise, what the file should contain.

Even if you are a coder, don't always jump for XML.  While it's
certainly human readable, it's often about as easy to read as a
postscript file (also human readable).

Anyway, my suggestion is: get the ball rolling.  Once it's specced,
all that's needed is a library for processing the file and it would be
a fairly simple job to make things like fluid work with the new
format.

James
 
> 
>  Best regards
> 
> 
>     ce
> 

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