Topic: libbass for powerpc on linux; why closed-source?

[trustytrojan]

i have a very specific use case which involves running a game that depends on the BASS libraries on linux, all on an old powerbook g4 i found off ebay...
i see you guys don't build for powerpc anymore which makes sense... is it possible for you to make a build for powerpc just once so i can see if it works on the hardware i have?
on another note, i am still quite confused why the bass libraries are closed source yet are freely available to use... what's in it for you guys keeping it closed source? if you aren't making money, why hide the code? i hope you leave a meaningful response

[Ian @ un4seen]

I can't promise anything will come of it, but I will check if a PowerPC Linux build is possible. BASS did used to be available for PowerPC OSX, but I'm not sure it was ever available for PowerPC Linux.

Please note that BASS is free for non-commercial use, but not otherwise.

[trustytrojan]

ok, thanks for considering. if it is possible reply here, i'd like to get a certain project running on real powerpc hardware soon.

[Ian @ un4seen]

What Linux distro are you using, and in particular, what glibc version does it have? It looks like supporting older than 2.17 may be tricky without using a very old GCC version.