Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question

2001-11-11 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
It really blew my mind when Andre Pang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Are you going to allow the JACK library to be statically linked if > it's LGPLed? You can use an LGPLed library in your own program if > it's dynamically linked, but you're not allowed to statically link > it since it's considere

[linux-audio-dev] soundcard sync

2001-11-11 Thread dave willis
here's some inportant information on soundcard syncing and budget recording studio. i use linux because i don't like paying hundreds and thousands for windows software that runs like crap together (my roommate has done this, and has to fdisk about once a month because one programs screws up anoth

Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK CVS is now up, along with an empty web site

2001-11-11 Thread Antti Boman
Paul Davis wrote: > OK folks, JACK CVS is now online: The first change should be making the link to the project page actually point to the project page of jackit, not ardour ;) -a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question

2001-11-11 Thread Andre Pang
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 01:40:54PM -0500, Paul Davis wrote: > Thus, the JACK server will be GPL, along with the ALSA > driver module. But the "library" will be LGPL. this way, > non-free programs can use the library, but the server and > driver(s) cannot be co-opted in the same way. Are you goin

[linux-audio-dev] JACK CVS is now up, along with an empty web site

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Davis
OK folks, JACK CVS is now online: for anonymous access: % cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/jackit login % cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/jackit co jack if you want write access, ask and you'll probably get it. then: export CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -z3 -d:ext:[EMAIL

Re: [linux-audio-dev] time stretching and compression under Linux ?

2001-11-11 Thread Joshua Haberman
* Paul Davis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > you should be counting programmer time as worth at least US$30/hr even > if you don't actually pay them. [and] > 3 months after i had been paid to put in about 20 hours on these > workarounds at the going device driver/kernel/application consultant > ra

Re: [linux-audio-dev] time stretching and compression under Linux ?

2001-11-11 Thread David Gerard Matthews Jr.
greetings, As the not-so-proud owner of an SBLive card, I thought I'd chime in. Your project sounds really cool, and I'm all in favor of highly unorthodox ideas. I'd be very interested in hearing the result, and if you do write some code, I'd love to see it. But please, do your

Re: soundcard sync was Re: [linux-audio-dev] time stretching and compression under Linux ?

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Davis
>it is he himself, but he is *keen* to waste this time and >explore the issues of multiple soundcard sync. understood. i really wasn't intending to be harsh, just trying to point out some issues that i personally consider really important. good luck. i suspect that tomorrow you'll get some friend

[linux-audio-dev] time stretching and compression under Linux ?

2001-11-11 Thread motet
hi, i'm looking for a powerful time stretching and compression tool for Linux, something on the level of the ProTools plugin. what i will need is something that will allow time stretching and compression based on calculations of number of samples, or compression to a specific length, in divisions

Re: [linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question

2001-11-11 Thread Sebastien Metrot
I personally prefer the LGPL for libraries and JACK seems to be one. But it's your code isn't it? Itsn't it up to you to choose then? Sebastien - Original Message - From: "Paul Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: [linux-aud

Re: [linux-audio-dev] shared memory problems

2001-11-11 Thread Richard Guenther
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Paul Davis wrote: > and its done. the following hack satisfies this quite easily (given > what we know about the kernel's mapping of tasks): > > static char *top_end_of_unmapped_memory = (char *) (1048576 * 1536); /* 1.5GB */ > static char *low_end_of_unmapped_memory = (char

Re: [linux-audio-dev] shared memory problems

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Davis
>No, sorry. Indeed it does - it is even specified to do so. From SUS on >mmap: [ very helpful stuff elided ] >> work in the particular way that it does. this is a technique i've used >> in the past on Interactive Unix, on Mach, on Ultrix and on Solaris. > >You happen to be lucky then :) The s

[linux-audio-dev] JACK and licenses: a very important question

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Davis
friends - there is an important question to be made about the licensing for JACK. i suspect the answer will be simple for most of us, but it needs to be asked. right now, the JACK source code is released under the GPL. this would prohibit non-free programs from using JACK. it therefore seems more

Re: [linux-audio-dev] shared memory problems

2001-11-11 Thread Richard Guenther
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Paul Davis wrote: > >> if you call shmat(2) or mmap(2) with a specific address, the kernel > >> assumes that you know what you're doing and unmaps anything thats > >> already mapped there. > > > >No it doesnt. > > did you even bother to run my test program? No, sorry. Indee

Re: [linux-audio-dev] shared memory problems

2001-11-11 Thread Paul Davis
>> if you call shmat(2) or mmap(2) with a specific address, the kernel >> assumes that you know what you're doing and unmaps anything thats >> already mapped there. > >No it doesnt. did you even bother to run my test program? look at the message from reynald where he posted his results, then go r

Re: [linux-audio-dev] shared memory problems

2001-11-11 Thread Richard Guenther
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Paul Davis wrote: > i figured out what was wrong. > > if you call shmat(2) or mmap(2) with a specific address, the kernel > assumes that you know what you're doing and unmaps anything thats > already mapped there. No it doesnt. > i was trying to force the same address for