12 Apr
2003
12 Apr
'03
11:40 a.m.
Nick,
I do hope you will reconsider -- I occasionally post to this list,
and lurk *a lot*. I don't consider myself an audio guru -- I'm
definitely *way* outclassed here when it comes to low-latency, kernel
specific knowledge. Never the less, I wrote gnome wave cleaner, and it
got significantly better with just a few tips that the gurus here gave me.
As for the GPL, yes, it's possible for someone to re-release your code
with changes. But I'll bet it's not likely. Most people are more
interested in trying to help you out, and will send you patches for
bugfixes, or will send you a new feature. The most likely time that
someone would take "ownership", of a modified version of your package,
is if you stopped supporting it.
The way I look at it, I have benefited from so much free software, that
it's been a source of personal satisfaction to be able to "give back".
This is clearly a case where the whole is greater than the sum of the
parts, and I really urge you to hang in there with us, if nothing else,
for the fun of it :-)
Jeff Welty
Nick wrote:
For something different I read this:
(this list).. " Home page for the low-latency hard-realtime audio application gurus.
The LAD group also develops API standards to promote interoperability between audio
application .. "
oops, I thought you were a bunch of hobbyist like me. I didn't realize
this was for such serious talk.
I'll leave this list be from here out, but thanks for your pointers and
helping me get started.
The thing is I am disabled, I sit at home all day, and program. I just
want to be a part of something, share, and make a difference. My social
security is pending. I will most likely not be able to work, but you
never know, I may get better again. Anything is possible. So I need
something to do while I am home all day, can't go out, have no means,
have nobody to communicate with.. so that's my life, and I was happy to
meet some people and talk about things I enjoyed doing.
I think GNU license is fine, I am in compliance with it, and there is no
reason for me not to use it or be a part of it. Whatever I release as
GNU you may feel free to use under the GPL as it specifies. The GPL does
not say you must release your modifications, it only says you must
release them if you distribute a binary of the code. You may keep your
modifications private provided you do not give the binary to another
user (The GPL protects the user by ensuring the source is always
available).This was my only real concern, because if someone releases a
modified version, I want to ensure that it was not my changes associated
with my project if a problem arises from it.
See, I did read it a few times :)
Appreciate your help list good bye I'll come back when I'm a guru too.