Gnu classpath also has dssi and alsa midi support, so you can make dssi
plugins using jni. That's outside of the Sun java, so those are completely
open and can handle making a midi sequencer in Java with good performance.

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Steven Yi <stevenyi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Anthony,
>
> Java is indeed open source now.  Fedora is now packaging the OpenJDK
> project with the latest release, and it looks like Ubuntu Hardy Heron
> has it as well. (http://openjdk.java.net/).  Some good history about
> open source JDK at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK.
>
> I still use the Java closed source version as it is still more
> performant, but the open source version is what was used for the the
> Java 6 build for OSX that an individual developer put together
> (SoyLatte, http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/).
>
> FYI: Regarding Apple, they released Java 6 but only for 64-bit OSX
> releases.  This kind of practice is why I don't want to invest in
> Apple products (plus seeing my friend get into the situation where he
> couldn't open his old projects due to plugins not upgraded to Intel,
> amongst other things).
>
> steven
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Anthony Kozar
> <mailing-lists-1001@anthonykozar.net> wrote:
> > Michael Bechard wrote on 7/24/08 12:03 PM:
> >
> >> Yeah, I was about to suggest to him one of the many Linux distros that
> are
> >> geared specifically towards sound production.  Demudi, Ubuntu Studio,
> Planet
> >> CCRMA, the list goes on.
> >
> > Do any of these come pre-packaged for PowerPC-based computers?
> >
> > John Lato wrote on 7/24/08 12:51 PM:
> >
> >> Have you ever donated to the Csound project, or any other OSS audio
> project?
> >> Or offered a contract programming job to implement some functionality in
> >> OSS?  [...] Just because you aren't a programmer doesn't mean you can't
> >> contribute to open source :)
> >
> > I love this!  That last sentence could be the slogan for a fund-raising
> > campaign ;)
> >
> > Steven Yi wrote on 7/24/08 1:42 PM:
> >
> >> Just wanted to mention about Java, [...] It's also GPL and the OpenJDK
> >> has reached full compatibility with the previously closed source
> >> version.
> >
> > Has this all reached fruition now?  Is Java actually open source (and
> > available as such) ?
> >
> >> The big value for me is I compile once and run everywhere regardless
> >> of OS, hardware architecture, etc.
> >
> > Well ... I suppose this is true if you limit yourself to the most popular
> > systems and architectures (Windows, OS X, or Linux x86) and a few select
> > others.  I have not tried again recently, but Java on Linux PPC has been
> a
> > "no go" for me in the past.
> >
> >> So from my point of view, Java is actually one of the safest languages
> >> and development platforms for building long-term software.
> >
> > In general, I agree with this sentiment and with the long-term advantages
> of
> > open-source software.  Many of you know how frustrating my experiences
> with
> > old Apple hardware/software have been.  I have just spent the last week
> > configuring and playing with a new Intel iMac running OS X 10.5 for a
> family
> > member.  The combination of the slick hardware and the
> tightly-integrated,
> > media-rich software experience is very seductive!  But I have to remind
> > myself that five years from now, unless one upgrades, some of the
> features
> > of that system will not work (eg. the weather Dashboard widget and Front
> Row
> > movie previews).  And while I can live without those, the likelihood that
> no
> > one will be developing for or supporting 10.5 by the time 10.7 (or
> whatever)
> > comes out is very high based on past experience.
> >
> > At least with open-source software, I may be able to make the needed
> changes
> > to keep critical tools running on my system (as I have done with Csound
> on
> > Mac OS 9 now for several years).
> >
> > Anthony Kozar
> > Providing custom open-source software services for musicians:
> > http://services.anthonykozar.net/
> >
> >
> >
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