From: fred Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:02:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: lilypond-0.1.62 X-Git-Tag: release/1.5.59~3605 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b49afee269d3b0ca3e42e60d96fdaa38cada692d;p=lilypond.git lilypond-0.1.62 --- diff --git a/Documentation/gnu-music-history b/Documentation/gnu-music-history new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4ed2814108 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gnu-music-history @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ + +=head1 HISTORY + + +Please note that this all happened when I wasn't around yet. If you +think that I am a biased, unfair, predisposed hypocrite, then don't +bother flaming me; I already know that. + +The GNU Music project is a project which aims to create free software +for music printing and composing. It was started in november '92 by a +core team of four members (Bryan Ford , David Linn +, Francois Pinard , +Neil Jerram ) and in January '93 Robert Strandh + joined. + +After serious disputes with Robert Strandh and the FSF staff in '94, +the project core team got divided. The development efforts of GMP +stopped. + +Independently, I (HWN) started LilyPond. When I showed it to +RMS, he was very enthousiastic about having LilyPond in the GNU +project. I subsequently learned about the GNU Music project, and +contacted them. + +What was left of the GMP (Robert Strandh) and us, LilyPond people, +agreed that cooperation would be desirable. Although merging of both +efforts was and is technically infeasible, we did decide that LilyPond +should also be part of the GNU Music project. + +Only later did I discover the previous quarrels about the GMP-"take +1". To show that I am aware of the history, and to make sure nobody +gets me wrong or is angry at me because I stole a project or a +project's name, I wrote this note. + +In summary, LilyPond is now the only substantial embodiment of the GNU +Music Project, and it is part of the GNU project. + +For completeness' sake, I will mention the other efforts here: + +=over 4 + +=item G Sharp, http://dept-info.labri.u-bordeaux.fr/~strandh/Gsharp + +An alpha version notation editor for X in Scheme. Source available on +request from Robert Strandh. + +=item GNU music, + +An alpha version of a music editing system with Musictex +output. Pretest versions of GNU Music (v0.3) can still be obtained from +Francois Pinard. + +=back + +This history note is probably biased in some way, because I wrote it. +The rest of this document is also entirely mine, and is not meant to +reflect anyone else's opinion. diff --git a/Documentation/gnu-music.pod b/Documentation/gnu-music.pod index 2d52c81195..97656daf6e 100644 --- a/Documentation/gnu-music.pod +++ b/Documentation/gnu-music.pod @@ -174,60 +174,3 @@ stages, having a hard and small core which does a lot of work, is more efficient than lots of people doing small subprojects. Finanicial support would be desirable. - -=head1 HISTORY - - -Please note that this all happened when I wasn't around yet. If you -think that I am a biased, unfair, predisposed hypocrite, then don't -bother flaming me; I already know that. - -The GNU Music project is a project which aims to create free software -for music printing and composing. It was started in november '92 by a -core team of four members (Bryan Ford , David Linn -, Francois Pinard , -Neil Jerram ) and in January '93 Robert Strandh - joined. - -After serious disputes with Robert Strandh and the FSF staff in '94, -the project core team got divided. The development efforts of GMP -stopped. - -Independently, I (HWN) started LilyPond. When I showed it to -RMS, he was very enthousiastic about having LilyPond in the GNU -project. I subsequently learned about the GNU Music project, and -contacted them. - -What was left of the GMP (Robert Strandh) and us, LilyPond people, -agreed that cooperation would be desirable. Although merging of both -efforts was and is technically infeasible, we did decide that LilyPond -should also be part of the GNU Music project. - -Only later did I discover the previous quarrels about the GMP-"take -1". To show that I am aware of the history, and to make sure nobody -gets me wrong or is angry at me because I stole a project or a -project's name, I wrote this note. - -In summary, LilyPond is now the only substantial embodiment of the GNU -Music Project, and it is part of the GNU project. - -For completeness' sake, I will mention the other efforts here: - -=over 4 - -=item G Sharp, http://dept-info.labri.u-bordeaux.fr/~strandh/Gsharp - -An alpha version notation editor for X in Scheme. Source available on -request from Robert Strandh. - -=item GNU music, - -An alpha version of a music editing system with Musictex -output. Pretest versions of GNU Music (v0.3) can still be obtained from -Francois Pinard. - -=back - -This history note is probably biased in some way, because I wrote it. -The rest of this document is also entirely mine, and is not meant to -reflect anyone else's opinion.