Question
AdobeLibrary1.jsx etc License and Distribution
[Preamble - I may be totally wrong about the following - I do hope so, please put me right if so]
It would make life a lot easier if we could include the Adobe Library scripts along with scripts we release ourselves - when they are required. At the moment the Library scripts' licenses do allow us to include them ('we may distribute them'), but then the user is not allowed to use them without written permission from Adobe. That really isn't workable. Furthermore, the only place I have found that provides the files for download is as part of the ImportCamera package. Again, that is not a particularly workable or helpful route for other scripters to direct users to. If they have to be downloaded separately, please could Adobe include them as an individual item from Studio Exchange. Is there really a strong reason for not just making these Libraries copyright Adobe but open to anyone to distribute *and use*?
My experience in releasing scripts is that if the process is not totally simple (one set of files to be put in one location) then it doesn't happen and you end up with frustrated and pissed off users. Because of that I think I am going to have to fall back on not using the libraries (and reinventing the wheel - usually not so well as a consequence) until a more workable way of getting them to the user is made possible.
While it appears the libraries come as part of the package for CS2, this does not seem to be the case with PS CS2, also I believe the Library3 was not written when the initial release of CS2 was made, so again there may be gaps.
Andrew
It would make life a lot easier if we could include the Adobe Library scripts along with scripts we release ourselves - when they are required. At the moment the Library scripts' licenses do allow us to include them ('we may distribute them'), but then the user is not allowed to use them without written permission from Adobe. That really isn't workable. Furthermore, the only place I have found that provides the files for download is as part of the ImportCamera package. Again, that is not a particularly workable or helpful route for other scripters to direct users to. If they have to be downloaded separately, please could Adobe include them as an individual item from Studio Exchange. Is there really a strong reason for not just making these Libraries copyright Adobe but open to anyone to distribute *and use*?
My experience in releasing scripts is that if the process is not totally simple (one set of files to be put in one location) then it doesn't happen and you end up with frustrated and pissed off users. Because of that I think I am going to have to fall back on not using the libraries (and reinventing the wheel - usually not so well as a consequence) until a more workable way of getting them to the user is made possible.
While it appears the libraries come as part of the package for CS2, this does not seem to be the case with PS CS2, also I believe the Library3 was not written when the initial release of CS2 was made, so again there may be gaps.
Andrew
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