[vorbis-dev] Re:

Monty xiphmont at xiph.org
Tue Oct 24 12:02:00 PDT 2000



> Sorry for the miscommunication here, i think the difference has to do with
> how you present your code to the community. If you're providing the
> libraries with the expectation that people using vorbis off the desktop
> (on consoles, or embedded devices) will write their own modifications
> which will not be reincorporated into the tree, then your point makes
> sense. My point was just about flexibility, which only matters if you
> intend to incorporate reusable changes back into the tree.

A fair summary.  Not all changes are reusable, even if they're totally
appropriate to that specific use.  Perhaps the GPL/LGPL is furthering the
misperception that every modification *must* be reincorporated into the main
tree?

Monty

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