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Perks of using mono-spaced in a text editor/field: you can make art 🦉 🐈

@openmastering Thanks, keep me posted.
A couple of Fundamental modules are easily replaceable, so we dont have to care about all of them.
I started documenting this in https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/wiki/Fundamental-replacements

What about a video player in your modular Rack?

Actually, this is me testing embedding external stuff into Cardinal, MPV just provides a great testcase for it. Plus it ends up being a little bit useful, so win-win.

@unfa huh both I guess, I think they have the same content, dont recall now...

@openmastering have some news!
but not exactly good news, just what we expected.
to quote Andrew:

> If changing Fundamental's visual design is what you want, perhaps it would be a good idea to take up their offer to design new ones from scratch.

We kinda want to change the design, for the dark mode. To quote him again:

> Unfortunately I can't provide license exceptions for Fundamental's visual design. You will have to determine whether what you do is a license violation

@unfa thanks. that patreon home page now going to be outdated with cardinal and ildaeil :)

I never asked, but opinions on that start/entry page are welcome.
Is it clear, showing what I do? Too long, too short?

Core is replaced, the family is now complete. 🎉

More VST3 shenanigans.

Ask Steinberg "Can we create VST3 implementations for other languages and license that under the original VST3 SDK license?"

Summarizing their response:
"Oh, yeah, we didn't think of that, let's explicitly prohibit porting to different languages even though we can't legally prevent you from doing so."

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst3-sdk-c-abi-vs-java-rust-net-etc-libraries-still-rely-on-vst-2-api-solution/201956/4

What a nice way to deal with a plugin **standard**. 🐒 🐒 🐒

One more done, only MIDI-Map and MIDI-Gate to go, and the replacement of Rack core modules in Cardinal will be complete.

We are almost at the point where all license stuff is 100% clean, an a kinda "RC" status can de declared.
Soon soon.

@openmastering I dont have many hopes for any sort of positive response, or to be honest any response at all...
Will only wait until Monday, then we have to see what is the best way forward.

Somehow missed that Drew wrote about discord on his blog.
https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html

If you missed it too, consider giving it a quick read.

@openmastering Hey, just so you know, I contacted Andrew (who owns the VCV Fundamental panel designs) about possibly reusing the artwork but with runtime changes for an attempt at being compatible with CC-ND. It is complicated..

But just for you to be aware, it is a very very tiny possibility, but there is one where he says yes and we can use the artwork like that..

If you do a custom design, keep me posted :)
And thanks in advance!

@openmastering Anything that is dark/grey on the background is quite okay. And yes fundamental would be a great start, just be aware you cannot reuse the existing panels as they are CC-ND.

@openmastering official guide https://vcvrack.com/manual/Panel

Interesting that we can keep existing background by setting OpenGL clear color as full transparency.

Result is quite cool, even if for a toy, but somehow looks good and professional (to me at least anyway).

@openmastering The "Core" stuff is all being replaced, by internal Cardinal modules that look like in the screenshot.

Fundamental and a few others from VCV are tricky ones, because artwork is CC-ND (derivatives not allowed) but they contain the VCV logo which is not allowed in derivatives.. 😡

You are interested on making new panels for them? or know someone who can?

Sometimes I hate technology.
Look at this shit https://www.qt.io/blog/monetizing-cross-platform-use-cases-faster-and-easier-with-qt-digital-advertising-platform

I am ashamed to use Qt in some of my applications.
Sorry for that.