[Vorbis-dev] Vorbis and .NET

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Matt Long wrote:

> I understand that the focus of the development team is on the core and I may
> be idealistic in this, however, I would suggest at a minimum to release a
> request for help to develop Xiph endorsed/sponsored tools and libraries to
> fulfill this purpose. I think that having that endorsement is critical.

The idea of Open Source and Free Software is that _you_ too can 
contribute such enhancements for the benefit of all.  And if that hasn't 
been done by other people already is probably because those other people 
are already pretty busy with things that they themselves or even other 
people consider critical too.  And of course there is a limited amount 
of hours in a day.

> Sure, third parties can develop said tools, but they won't ever be in sync
> with the current core development.

Why not?  Third parties may become part of the current core development 
which is always extremely appreciated.

> Anyhow, thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts. I apologize
> profusely if in any way I have offended anyone with my message. Feel free to
> tell me that the idea is a pipe dream or that I’m just full of it. Maybe
> there just aren't the resources necessary to do this, or maybe it's already
> in the works and I'm just not aware of it, or maybe there is something in
> your charter that says you simply can't do this. Each of these responses are
> acceptable. I just felt I needed to at least express this ideal.

No problem.

Looking forward to seeing your own contributions soon!  ;-)


Nicolas