|--==> Francesco Poli writes: FP> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:17:29 +0100 Free Ekanayaka wrote: FP> [...] FP> | >>zynaddsubfx is also a must FP> [...] FP> | The licence is a bit "strange", I know, but it is still the FP> | softsynth with the best sounds that come out of the box. >> FP> Well, what's strange with the GNU GPL v2? FP> http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/z/zynaddsubfx/zynaddsubfx_2.2.1-2/zynaddsubfx.copyright >> >>From http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/: >> >>"Please don't use this program to make music that is against God and >>Jesus Christ. Realize that the only way to the Salvation is Jesus >>Christ. Please don't lose this chance and don't make others to lose >>it!"
FP> Well, that's a "Please don't do this": it's a kind *request*, not a FP> legally binding *requirement*. FP> Upstream authors seem to be Christian fundamentalists or something like FP> that. FP> At least, that's what appears from the notice you quoted... FP> They probably would *not* be pleased, if, say, Marilyn Manson used FP> zynaddsubfx in his artistical production; but they (seem to) want their FP> software to be free, so they do not discriminate against any field of FP> endeavor: they just advice against uses they feel as unethical. FP> I fail to see anything non-free or troublesome in all this. Yes, I think you're right. I just reported what I thought was the issue here... I don't know what Paul Naska (author) would do in case his program were used by Marilyn Manson (he could even change the license), but that's to the case now. Cheers, Free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
