[gmpi] Re: NAMM follow-up, some major decisions to make

  • From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:10:23 -0800

On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 06:03:15PM -0500, fogaudionews wrote:
> Both of these scenarios would satisfy someone like me. I'm sure I could 
> find someone to propose a bug fix even without a formal commiting team, 
> since now I know who all of you are :). Tim, I like your spin on making the 
> API closed (sort of) and under MMA control while the SDK open is open.

It would not be an SDK, because it is not formally associated with the
API.  The API would be property of the MMA.  The reference
implementation would merely be suggested reading, and happen to be
written by the same people, primarily.

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:11 PM
> Subject: [gmpi] Re: NAMM follow-up, some major decisions to make
> 
> 
> >On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 02:56:00PM -0500, Ron Kuper wrote:
> >>I was imagining public read-only access to the evolving code and
> >>continuing public commentary and discussion on this list.  Membership
> >>would be required to actively contribute code, and there would be a
> >>separate contributors mailing list hosted privately within the MMA.
> >
> >So the public can't have the right to send us code?  Or a patch?  Or
> >ideas?  What's the point of being open?
> >
> >If it is open, anyone should be able to contribute, albeit with access
> >control. No open source project is a free-for-all, they are all
> >controlled like you describe, just without the requirement that you pay
> >for the right to contribute.
> >
> >If we're going to do this in public, which I think we should, then we
> >should allow code and ideas from all-comers.  If the MMA is to play a
> >role in this AT ALL, it is as a conduit for letting "the industry" feel
> >like they have more control than the average joe.  It doesn't mean that
> >anyone who works at Steinberg can check in to the code base.  All it
> >does is give their opinion a very little extra bit of weight.
> >
> >That doesn't mean open checkin rights, it means a steering group of core
> >maintainers, a larger group (this group) of "senators", and an unlimited
> >group of worker bees (anyone who wants can look at the code and find
> >problems or ideas).
> >
> >So this is why I am still on the fence about doing this under the MMA.
> >It really does nothing but but raise money for the MMA.  It doesn't make
> >the effort any more or less legitimate, except in the eyes of the MMA,
> >and it potentially excludes other worthwile contributors.
> >
> >Still noodlign it..
> >
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