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Old 12-29-2012, 08:15 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by digiman View Post
VST proprietary isn't it? I am not a programmer but I believe we do not have access to the codebase of Reaper and it is not licensed under GNU so it too is proprietary correct?
Property is not bad per se at all. And while software is a bit special (cf. the entire open source debate), proprietary communication protocols are especially problematic. There are good reasons for insisting on non-proprietary communication protocols even in proprietary software and hardware. No need to insist on GPL-like terms, though (while, ironically, GPL itself relies on strict property rights): if the owner allows everyone to use it and publishes well-documented technical details, that often suffices in practice.
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