[linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

[Jan Depner]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:08, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> > > 
> > > Most probably you will find out (when/if other developers care to speak
> > > out) that this view is shared by many, if not all, developers, and not
> > > just in the audio world. Great projects in the open source community
> > > usually happen when a motivated individual or group _needs_ something.
> > > It is not the needs of the world (usually), or "user demand", or the
> > > desire to fill or create a marketing niche, it is their need.
> > 
> > That is very untrue, and evolution and the motivations behind that app
> > prove that.
> 
> I'm missing something. Which app? What is untrue? What I just wrote? Let
> the developers speak, please. So far they are saying what I stated, more
> or less. Now, if what the developers themselves say does not matter, or
> if you know their (our) minds better than ourselves then this is all
> rather pointless. 

	As far as I'm concerned, Fernando has hit the nail on the head.  I
think Marek is talking about Ardour, but I doubt if Paul's total
motivation is monetary return.

Jan