discoDSP Retromulator: the Usual Suspects code repackaged

[ampetrosillo]

Why not then just say, it's free code to tweak but you can't sell it, you have to keep it free?

Yeah, I'm not too smart but I don't understand why they allow people to take the code and re-package it and then sell it. Is there some licensing agreement that TUS is bound to for some reason that allows people to do that? Requiring that it stays free seems like the best solution like TTU said.

All Open Source licenses permit repackaging and selling. There are some (non-open-source) licenses that forbid selling but then you no longer participate within the Open Source ecosystem (Open Source projects can't adopt your code and you aren't allowed to adopt theirs). You can create a new licenses but it won't be accepted by the OSI (Open Source Initiative). That's just how things are.
It's very noble that they released their effort not only for free but as Open Source. That people come and see an opportunity to sell the work by others is unfortunately a potential risk.

Got it, didn't realize the open source license required that. Thanks.

There are a lot of problems with licences which allow you to use stuff only for non-commercial reasons. Free software (and later open source) acknowledges that.

[ampetrosillo]

TUS have been completely ethical, yes. Replicating an old digital synth in software (a synth that was designed to be hardware) is not the same thing as having the actual hardware, and even if it were, the things are long out of production.

[Seafire Mk2]

Designing something they know will 100% be used illegally is ethical? Ok

So what has Disco done that is unethical in your eyes?

They've broken no licence agreements that I can see, everything seems to be out in the open.

[whyterabbyt]

So everything legal is ethical?

The requirement for 'legal' is basically that it has to conform to a specific documented standard.
The requirement for 'ethical' is entirely subjective and varies per individual.

I think its fair to say that nothing legal is ethical to everyone.

And people aren't allowed to express their opinions about what they consider unehtical behaviour?

'what they consider' being the crux of this. Since I dont see anyone trying to disallow opinions on what is ethical, what is it that bothers you? Are you positing that noone is allowed to express their opinions about someone else opinions as to what is ethical?