[linux-audio-dev] Request/Offer: Debian package for Scala

[Marek Peteraj]

On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 22:44, John Check wrote:
> On Saturday 18 December 2004 10:20 am, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-17-12 at 15:28 -0500, John Check wrote:
> > > On Friday 17 December 2004 01:04 pm, Paul Brossier wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 04:18:15PM +0100, Andreas Kuckartz wrote:
> > > > > future"). But he made this offer: "However if someone makes a
> > > > > Debian package for it, I'll be happy to distribute it."
> > > >
> > > > oh well, without (!) the source code there is no point anyway...
> > >
> > > Nah, nobody is interested in running the app, just dickering about
> > > licensing...
> > > Frankly, I _really_ don't think there's room for elitism coming from LAU
> > > because non-free software currently kicks our asses up and down the
> > > street as far as functionality goes.  What's good to advance the cause is
> > > good apps. The source doesn't matter.  Hell, I'd pay a dollar not to hear
> > > such silliness before I'd complain about gratis-ware
> >
> > Correction:  What's good to advance YOUR personal cause is good apps.
> >
> 
> pWn3d
> 
> > The source doesn't matter to YOU.
> 
> Source of the apps, not source code. All of the good things about free 
> software are not constants that apply in every case or context. 
> It's the fact's Jack, for most people source code is worth bupkis.

Simply because they are not aware of the idea of open source at
all(people that use other operating systems).
Open source is about flexibility, control, trust, quality and eternal
life of your favorite application. You should care even if you don't
know how to code at all.

> 
> Linux as an audio platform is about the _runtime_. Linux audio _development_ 
> is about the source code. 

Not really, it's both about sourcecode and runtime. That's the main
difference.

> If you want to walk the 
> altruism walk, you do IIRC, have the skills to fix what you see as evil.

> I have a hard time 
> believing Andreas' statement is coming from a need to audit every line of 
> code on his system.

You don't need to audit it as long as you have the source code itself.

Marek