Re: RFC: wine ASIO driver available for testing

[Eric Pouech]

Jim White wrote:
> Eric Pouech wrote:
> > I'm afraid submission (or integration in the Wine tree) will be problematic
> > ASIO interface is copyrighted, and you need to sign an agreement to
> > Steinberg for using the API.
>
> Are you sure about that?  I see other GPL software using ASIO, like SndOBJ:
>
> http://music.nuim.ie//musictec/SndObj/main.html

yes, check Steinberg's website
> > IANAL, but including derivative work of a copyrighted API will not be
> > possible.
>
> Then how did Wine get started?

by using public information from Microsoft (and we're still are)
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