[LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

[david]

On 02/06/2013 10:24 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:14 PM, david wrote:
>
>>>> Which appears to be forbidden by the VST license?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design
>>
>> So clean room design begins with reverse-engineering the original. Sounds
>> like it violates the VST license terms, since they expressly forbid
>> reverse-engineering ...
>
> I do realize that I sound pig-headed, but a license is an agreement.
> If you didn't sign one, how can you possibly violate the terms?
>
> "3. The Licensee has no permission to sell, licence, give-away and/or
> distribute the Licensed Software Developer Kit or parts of it in any
> way, on any medium, including the Internet, to any other person,
> including sub-licensors of the Licensee or companies where the
> Licensee has any involvement. This includes re-working this
> specification, or reverse-engineering any products based upon this
> specification."
>
> The Licensee, Dave, is someone who has been granted a licence.

Using something without agreeing to the terms (licence) under which the 
provider of that something offers it is theft. "Of course I can steal 
and use your $50000 software: I never agreed to your license!" "Of 
course I can steal and use your car: I never agreed that it's yours!"

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