7 Feb
2013
7 Feb
'13
5:52 p.m.
when you give someone else a GPL'ed application,
you must be able (and
willing) to give them all the source code required to build the app
themselves. you cannot (legally) do that if the source includes the
steinberg VST SDK. ergo, you cannot distribute a binary that was built using
the VST SDK.
Good point. It would prevent GPL'd plug-ins. But couldn't someone come
up with a comparable license that would give the author rights but
also allow them to not supply all of the code?
as has been pointed out, this is largely irrelevant -
no linux apps that
support (even windows) VST plugins uses the steinberg VST SDK anymore, given
that we have vestige.
the issues with "VST plugins" at this point in time are NOT about the VST
SDK licensing, but about the hassles, perils and wisdom of hosting bits of
code written for Windows.
That's good news. What bits of code written for Windows are you
thinking of, assuming someone is making a true port of their plug-in
to Linux and not going through WINE?
-Louis