LinuxSampler is not free software or open source software.
(sigh, must we, really?) It depends on who you choose to side with. As defined by the FSF, no, it is not free software. If you use the freebeerian definition, "you don't have to pay its authors to use it", yes, it is. As defined by the OSI it is not open source, either: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Definition According to other definitions by the Wikipedia it is very much indeed open source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_license http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_vs._free_software OTOH rumour has it that this may change, not sure in which direction, so it may be healthy to be cautious. In the end, there is always the possibility of forking version 0.3.3 which is pure GPL and call it HurdSoftSampler or SuftSampler (pun intended) or something like that XD Anyway, the rationale behind this restriction is quite understandable: the guys are afraid that a third party could make a commercial profit of their work without giving anything back to the OS community. It has happened before to other projects. http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=12912656 Peace, Luis
