Re: [sc-users] passwords on a patch

[nick collins <nikolaicollinsky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> SC was released under certain terms. I am giving you the ability to 
> use a tool and its libraries to make music or teach classes or 
> whatever for profit if you can. In return you must distribute the 
> source for anything that you distribute that is derived from 
> SuperCollider. If you do not like that exchange then use something 
> else.
>
> UGens released as binaries without source code will be broken if 
> headers are changed, which already has happened once inadvertantly 
> when JR added some variables. So closed source ugens have the same 
> problem as other closed source software: if the author stops 
> supporting it, the software becomes useless.

Sorry I'm replying late to this, just back from holiday.

I fully intend to release all source code as I write up my PhD this 
year, but certain things are provisional at the moment and I'd rather 
not have to deal with any runaway early versions. But I did want to 
make some work available for testing and active use. I understand this 
is not a great excuse, but please forgive my short-term reticence- I 
promise I'll make good in the end and I hope I've released enough over 
the years to show some commitment to open source sharing.

There are however two plug-ins which have strange honour agreements-

Beat- port of Tristan Jehan's work- I promised him I wouldn't release 
the code. I will eventually withdraw this from availability, especially 
since AutoTrack works much more effectively.

AutoTrack- whilst my implementation is independent I promised Matthew 
Davies that I'd let him and Paul Brossier release their own realtime 
version first for the aubio library.

So apologies, I understand the issues of platforms and continuing 
support. I hope I won't be ostrasized if I continue to keep those 
plug-ins which are the most research-heavy closed source for the moment 
on the understanding that full disclosure will come within a year of 
now?

N