>> if such a beast exists, could it be implemented so that its internal >to the plugin, > >If it's internal to the plugin, and we need to rev or add bug fixes, >then plugins in the field remain broken. As a separate component we can >hot-fix. what i meant by "internal" was more along the lines of "a shared object (.dll/.so) that the plugin calls to accomplish the conversion". hot-fixes are still perfectly possible. --p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe