[gmpi] Re: using another plugin API
- From: Marc Poirier <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:33:10 +0200 (CEST)
I thoroughly agree. I wanted to say something like that, but couldn't
manage to express it as well Steve just did...
Marc
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 09:05:33AM -0400, Angus F. Hewlett wrote:
> > > I'm also not sure that you're not romanticizing the GMPI effort and aims a
> > > bit. But I'm glad you are making that all explicit and asking what others
> > > think and feel in this regard...
> >
> > I'm just thinking about an API I might have to use in 20 years' time. That
> > said, an open/free, thoroughly cleaned-up second-generation API would be
> > of considerable benefit in any case, and AU is certainly a sensible base
> > to start such an effort from if Apple are able to meet our requirments for
> > freeness/openness.
>
> I think its very unlikly that anyone will be using current or near future
> plugin technologies in 20 years time.
>
> MIDI basicly survived that long because its very hard to upgrade (it
> involves hardware) and it's good enough. The requirements for host based
> processing can, and most likly will, change much more rapidly and there is
> a much lower barrier for change.
>
> It's not that I think we should ignore potential future directions, but
> they can introduce unnecessary complexity if you're not careful.
>
> Too many standardisation programs get to the end and find that thier
> obsolete. For me, solving the problems that we have here and now, simply
> and efficiently is the best thing we can do.
>
> - Steve
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