23 Apr
2003
23 Apr
'03
3:36 p.m.
On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 04:26, Daniel James wrote:
Oh, I had read they were open source, and just assumed the Website
crashed.
If they are copyrighted or require a license just scratch it than.
I am really not interested much in program without source code. I think
that sucks. I want to look and study it and learn from it as well as
play it.
Does anyone
have a copy of these programs they might like to swing my
way?
I have binaries of Juno 1.0.1 and RS101 2.0-1.7 if you want them - just let me
know your preferred method of delivery. Unless anyone knows of licence
restrictions on redistribution of this software - if so, please let me know.
I was very anxious to try them but unfortunately
the web site seems
to be gone and there the software is no longer available.
Ultramaster programs weren't all source-available, unfortunately.
Did it close because of copyright reasons or was
it closed for some
other reason?
I don't know, but I suspect Ultramaster was just too far ahead of its time in
trying to build a business model around proprietary music software for Linux.
They were good programs, and I imagine they would have fitted in well with a
distribution like Lindows which isn't adverse to closed source.
It's not too late for the source code to be relicensed by its authors though,
if the proprietary product is defunct.
Cheers
Daniel