[linux-audio-dev] Re: Lionstracs.

[Daniel James]

> So, are you saying this thing can
> compete with a $100,000 Alsihad rig?

No, but then I've not tried either. Realistically, I'd expect the 
service level to be very different. For US $0.1m I'd expect a lot of 
hand holding. 

> I actually HAVE developed my own rig.

Me too. It's clearly not aimed at either of us.

> Reminds me of that old saying, "Linux is only free if your time
> isn't worth anything"...

I think that's a slogan used by Microsoft, which either belittles or 
ignores the other meaning of free. All solutions cost something, but 
there are plenty of people who are relatively time rich and cash 
poor, most musicians included.

I have no idea whether the Lionstracs business model will succeed, but 
what the pricing of the Mediastation suggests to me is that 
specialist Linux audio companies might be better of dealing direct 
with their end users than via middlemen and retailers. The 
conventional 'channel' is designed for conventional products, and as 
we know free software is not just another product.   
 
Cheers

Daniel