[linux-audio-dev] Re: The Image (usablity) problem from a Musicians point of view

[Lea Anthony]

This is the same issue as with Linux Games. Does wine hurt or help?
Well, here's my take: If Linux doesn't run the software they're used to
then they wont use it in the first place. Once there is a marketbase,
then the NEXT generation of stuff would be written natively as they
would see that it gives them more benefit. 

Wishing for people to write native apps for a system with no market is
like wishing Windows would die. It might happen, but it's not bloody
likely.

-Lea.

On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 11:23, Steve Harris wrote:
> I'm not sure this would be a great idea. It looks good to say we support
> 90% of DX plugins (or whatever), but it might just disuade developers from
> porting to native linux binaries. You can bet DX emulation would be slower
> and less reliable than native Windows, giving the impression that Linux
> was slow and unreliable.
> 
> Given that many of the respected plugin developers allready release for
> Windows, Macos and TDM, I dont think they would have a problem with adding
> Linux to that list. Not that there is an API for them to port to, but that
> is another matter...
> 
> - Steve
>