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On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Simon Wise  wrote:
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> Except LMMS which as discussed uses non-Steinberg reverse engineered

> sources to try to avoid Steinberg licensing clauses the others distribute

> binaries without VST enabled and provide instructions for compiling with

> VST enabled after downloading the appropriate files from Steinberg. You can

> certainly find compiled versions around in places that defy the license and

> redistribute anyway. You can alsp find lots of expensive commercial

> software available for download without payment if you want as well, that's

> not the point.

>

there's a lot of confusion about this sort of thing. so lets be clear.
"VST" is a plugin API.
the phrase "VST plugins" typically refers to shared objects written for and

compiled to run on the Windows operating system.
the phrase "linux VST plugins" (or even just "lvxvst") refers to plugins

that use the VST plugin API but are actually shared objects compiled to run

on Linux.
Supporting plugins written to run on another operating system has almost

nothing to do with supporting a plugin API. The fact that most users want

the former rather than the latter doesn't change this fact.
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On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Simon Wi=

se <simonzwise@gmail.com> wrote:
Except LMMS which as discussed uses non-Steinberg reverse engineered source=

s to try to avoid Steinberg licensing clauses the others distribute binarie=

s without VST enabled and provide instructions for compiling with VST enabl=

ed after downloading the appropriate files from Steinberg. You can certainl=

y find compiled versions around in places that defy the license and redistr=

ibute anyway. You can alsp find lots of expensive commercial software avail=

able for download without payment if you want as well, that's not the p=

oint.

there's a lot of confusion about this sort of thi=

ng. so lets be clear."VST" is a plugin API. the p=

hrase "VST plugins" typically refers to shared objects written fo=

r and compiled to run on the Windows operating system.

the phrase "linux VST plugins" (or even just "lvxvst&quo=

t;) refers to plugins that use the VST plugin API but are actually shared o=

bjects compiled to run on Linux.Supporting plugins written to run o=

n another operating system has almost nothing to do with supporting a plugi=

n API. The fact that most users want the former rather than the latter does=

n't change this fact. 
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