<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/13/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">lanas</b> <<a href="mailto:lanas@securenet.net">lanas@securenet.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br> What I'd like to know, is that, from a 'techie' point of view that<br>feels that it's allright to use many X screens to have many apps<br>running at the same time, what is lmms bringing ? Is it only but a
<br>Windows-inspired application ?<br></blockquote></div><br>Very interesting question... I'm presently involved in a port of a<br>venerable Windows audio app to Linux (Psycle, a 'modular music studio'<br>similar to Buzz/Aldrin, that performs synthesis, tracking and
<br>sequencing all in one place), and I hadn't considered the question of<br>it being 'monolithic' before, and whether that makes sense on Linux.<br><br>I really like the Unix philosophy of do one thing and do it well, and
<br>the idea of mixing and matching the tools to the job, and of avoiding<br>lock-in to a particular app. <br><br>In defense of the monolithic style, I would say it is more intuitive<br>to newcomers to have everything contained within one place. They
<br>download one app, and with a hopefully not-too-long browse of the<br>manual can get it to do something. I think it takes a lot more skill<br>to grasp the idea of routing the output of one app into another, at<br>least for those not coming from an audio hardware background.
<br><br>Maybe with this ever-anticipated "year that Linux gets big",<br>"Windows-style" applications can ease the transition for people coming<br>from one environment to another. I think having a choice of style is
<br>a good thing.<br><br>It is important these apps don't take too much of a walled-garden<br>approach though, and provide some interaction at least, with<br>DSSI/LADSPA/LV2, Jack, etc, and if it were possible, hopefully some
<br>kind of transferable open file format.<br><br>Neil