Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread hexe_2003
directBOX Reply --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : [EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24.09.2003 12:07:26 Hello. Can anyone report what is going on with the EU software patents? How they would affect immediately the audio and graphics development we are doing? Xine?

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 12:59:32PM +0300, Juhana Sadeharju wrote: I would like to propose the following: if EU gets the software patents, then should non-profit open source community and non-profit academic researchers get patents for free. Then we would be in equally competitive situation.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Frederick Gleason
On Wednesday 24 September 2003 05:59, Juhana Sadeharju wrote: They were more conserned about how companies' money escapes from research and development to the patent lawyers when companies *have to* start patenting. (It looks like professional politicians do not realize that nobody forces to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Tim Orford
Juhana, would you happen to have any pointers to the media coverage on this? It's been a non-issue in the North American media. http://swpat.ffii.org/ cheers -- Tim Orford

[linux-audio-dev] LilyPond 2.0 - make beautiful music prints

2003-09-24 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Dear music enthousiasts, LilyPond version 2.0 was released today. LilyPond is an automated music notation system: it is used to make gorgeous sheet music. It is libre software (open source), and available for most Unix flavors, including Linux and MacOS X, and MS Windows. Use it for your

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Frank Barknecht
Hallo, Juhana Sadeharju hat gesagt: // Juhana Sadeharju wrote: Hello. Can anyone report what is going on with the EU software patents? How they would affect immediately the audio and graphics development we are doing? Xine? Sodipodi? Others? I suppose you wouldn't be allowed to control one

[linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Marco Ballini
I'm following the LADSPA and XAP discussions from the beginning. I've some ideas about audio plugins I've been thinking about since 2001. What I really wanted was an audio plugin API for: - a music composition environment - real-time music performances All my ideas led to a sketch of an

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Paul Davis
So, what happened to XAP? Is this list the right place for discussion on it? Would it be better to add my ideas to XAP spec - early scribbles (e-mail from Tim Hockin on 4 February 2003) or to put them in an indipendent form? discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Marco Ballini
On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 18:20, Paul Davis wrote: discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide attempt to define a platform+vendor neutral music plugin API. Does this mean that the decision process is driven by commercial interests. If yes, is there a place for an open API

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 07:44:43PM +0200, Marco Ballini wrote: So, what happened to XAP? GMPI: http://aulos.calarts.edu/pipermail/music-dsp/2003-February/022272.html Is this list the right place for discussion on it? I think XAP has been put on hold. GMPI is a much more promising project,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Paul Winkler
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 05:36:59PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: Hallo, Juhana Sadeharju hat gesagt: // Juhana Sadeharju wrote: Hello. Can anyone report what is going on with the EU software patents? How they would affect immediately the audio and graphics development we are doing? Xine?

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Paul Davis
On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 18:20, Paul Davis wrote: discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide attempt to define a platform+vendor neutral music plugin API. Does this mean that the decision process is driven by commercial interests. its driven by a desire to *avoid*

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Tim Hockin
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 05:21:33PM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 07:44:43PM +0200, Marco Ballini wrote: So, what happened to XAP? GMPI: http://aulos.calarts.edu/pipermail/music-dsp/2003-February/022272.html Is this list the right place for discussion on it? I

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Paul Winkler
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 08:18:45PM +0200, Marco Ballini wrote: On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 18:20, Paul Davis wrote: discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide attempt to define a platform+vendor neutral music plugin API. Does this mean that the decision process is driven

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 08:18:45PM +0200, Marco Ballini wrote: On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 18:20, Paul Davis wrote: discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide attempt to define a platform+vendor neutral music plugin API. Does this mean that the decision process is driven

Re: [linux-audio-dev] LilyPond 2.0 - make beautiful music prints

2003-09-24 Thread Chris Cannam
On Wednesday 24 September 2003 15:56, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: LilyPond version 2.0 was released today. slashdot And I've only just finished compiling 1.8! /slashdot Chris

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Frederick Gleason
On Wednesday 24 September 2003 12:51, Paul Winkler wrote: Sue every radio station in the world? Then again, Major Armstrong did give RCA a hard time back in the 50s. Slightly different baseband frequency range, though... :) Cheers!

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Frank Barknecht
Hallo, Paul Winkler hat gesagt: // Paul Winkler wrote: On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 05:36:59PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: I suppose you wouldn't be allowed to control one oscillator's frequency with the output of another oscillator using more than about 10 Hz because that is Frequency

Re: [linux-audio-dev] EU software patents?

2003-09-24 Thread Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano
Hello. Can anyone report what is going on with the EU software patents? How they would affect immediately the audio and graphics development we are doing? Xine? Sodipodi? Others? I suppose you wouldn't be allowed to control one oscillator's frequency with the output of another oscillator

Re: [linux-audio-dev] what happened to XAP?

2003-09-24 Thread Marco Ballini
On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 19:25, Steve Harris wrote: On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 08:18:45PM +0200, Marco Ballini wrote: On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 18:20, Paul Davis wrote: discussion about it moved to the GMPI list. GMPI is an industry-wide attempt to define a platform+vendor neutral music plugin API.