--- web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/faq.html 2006/07/01 16:57:37 895 +++ web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/faq.html 2006/07/02 12:26:56 896 @@ -124,14 +124,59 @@

FAQ

Here is a collection of frequently asked questions. Please read them before asking on - the mailing list. + the mailing list.
+
+ Can I use LinuxSampler in commercial hardware or software products?
+ Can I use LinuxSampler for commercial music production?
+ LinuxSampler is not open source, you are evil!
+ linuxsampler? qsampler? libgig? liblscp? hu?
+ What do I need to compile and install?
+ Compilation of LinuxSampler aborts with ...
+ How do I checkout from CVS?
+ How do I compile from CVS?
+ Can I use linuxsampler without a GUI as well?
+ Are there example LSCP script files somewhere?
+ I get dropouts (click sounds, noise), what can I do about it?

-

Can I use LinuxSampler in commercial hardware or software products?

+ + +

Can I use LinuxSampler in commercial hardware or software products?

You are NOT ALLOWED to use LinuxSampler source code, libraries or applications in COMMERCIAL hardware or software products without prior written authorization by the authors. See here +

+ + +

Can I use LinuxSampler for commercial music production?

+

+ Hell, yes! Every indirect commercial usage of LinuxSampler, which essentially means + using its audio output, can of course be used in commercial applications like music + productions, live shows, etc. Don't get us wrong, with the mentioned commercial + exception we don't want to restrict the normal user / musician, we just want to avoid + somebody to directly make money with our work, that is by selling our software in a + sampler product like a sampler + sample library bundle, a hardware sampler or + something equivalent, at least not without giving something back to the open source + Community. +

+ + +

LinuxSampler is not open source, you are evil!

+

+ There are of course many definitions of the term "open source", but according to the + definition on Wikipedia + LinuxSampler is in fact open source, since you've got complete access to its source + code. So due to this fact, a normal user / musician is free to do with LinuxSampler + what he likes to do, he can even adjust and tweak every single part of the software + by modifying and compiling its source code. And just the fact that we want to avoid + our work to be directly exploited in commercial software or hardware products is + definitely not an evil intention. For the normal user / musician the commercial + restriction is even an advantage, since that way commercial actors are forced to + support this or another open source project either directly by coding or indirectly + by funding and thus increase development speed. +

+

linuxsampler? qsampler? libgig? liblscp? hu?

There are currently six subprojects in the LinuxSampler project; jlscp, jsampler, @@ -157,6 +202,7 @@

+

What do I need to compile and install?

You should compile and install at least libgig and linuxsampler. As a beginner you should @@ -172,6 +218,7 @@

+

Compilation of LinuxSampler aborts with ...

•   "can't find a register in class `GENERAL_REGS' while reloading `asm'"
@@ -222,7 +269,7 @@

1
 2
- +
gcc --version
 g++ --version
@@ -249,6 +296,7 @@ (read this for details).

+

How do I checkout from CVS?

The procedure of checking out the newest version from CVS is described on the @@ -257,6 +305,7 @@ of our CVS server.

+

How do I compile from CVS?

The procedure for compiling from CVS is the same for all subprojects, that is no matter @@ -277,6 +326,7 @@

+

Can I use linuxsampler without a GUI as well?

Yes, but unfortunately there is no console based frontend for linuxsampler (yet). @@ -309,7 +359,7 @@ to linuxsampler's LSCP server and type commands manually.

- +

Are there example LSCP script files somewhere?

Yes, have a look on the Documentation site for some