On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Eric Hedekar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:afterthebeep@gmail.com">afterthebeep@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:17 AM, sandie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sandie@sandgreen.dk" target="_blank">sandie@sandgreen.dk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>Sergio Bello wrote:<br> > I don't know about lmms VsTIge, but probably it's a reimplementation<br> > from scratch of the Steimberg api, something like Linux reimplementation<br> > of posix api...<br> ><br> ><br> </div>So this is legal ?<br> If it is... then why don't "we" make a native linux VST for things like<br> Ardour, and by "we" I mean someone else than me, preferable one who<br> actualy know what he/she is doing ;-)<br> <div><div></div><div><br> Sandie<br></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br>Well, yes vestiege is legal - but I'm no lawyer and I'm sure it depends on what country you're in and how much you pay the lawyer who argues your case.<br><br> As for why "we" don't make a native linux VST for things like Ardour? There exists the Vestiege headers for VST support in Ardour, and Ardour also has LV2 support (sort of LADSPA catching up to VST's features) so, in my opinion, it's a question of why duplicate that which already exists. Ardour will be compiled with LV2 support for the upcoming Lucid Lynx release, but no plans have been made to get it compiled with Vestiege headers, yet.<br> <br>DSSI-VST, FST, JOST, and other similar technologies all relied on the compiler going to the Steinberg website, signing up for a VST developer account that includes an agreement not to redistribute the headers, downloading the headers, then compiling. This does not work for distributions - VST (similar to other closed-sourced software) is faulty technology.<br> <br>I am really excited for the inclusion of the LV2 libraries in Lucid Lynx. Let the LV2 plugin excitement/growth/development BEGIN!!!!<br><br>-Eric Hedekar<br></div></div> <br></blockquote><div><br>I'm with Eric here. I know change can be hard, especially if you've found a lot of VSTs you like, but if you really want to see FOSS audio take 0ff, then you should let the VSTs go and support LV2. Take a look at LinuxDSP's (<a href="http://www.linuxdsp.co.uk/">http://www.linuxdsp.co.uk/</a>) site for a couple of awesome LV2 plug-ins. Also, Invada (<a href="http://www.invadarecords.com/Downloads.php?ID=00000264">http://www.invadarecords.com/Downloads.php?ID=00000264</a>) has a suite of pretty cool LV2 plug-ins. There are also LV2 versions of some of the CALF plug-ins that often come with Ardour, and the interfaces are awesome. It's a bright future for LV2, check it out! <br> </div></div><br>-- <br>-Brian David<br>