[linux-audio-dev] Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do *you* stand?

[Tim Goetze]

[Pete Bessman]
>the salient point is that Chris stipulated that proprietary software
>producers *aren't* evil!  The only way they can be evil is if you
>stipulate a moral code which dictates as much.

I keep a good 150 or so .arr files around, stemming from the late 80s, 
early 90s, back when I used to do MIDI-only work with Cubase on an ST.

A few years ago, I wanted to revisit/-edit my music from that time.  
So I turned to Steinberg to help me in decoding the files.  The short 
version: I asked for file format docs, they said "Buy the latest 
Cubase instead", I said "What would I run it on?", they said "Mac or 
Win", I said "I own neither and don't plan to", they said "Then you're 
SOL".

I don't know about you, but denying me unfettered access to my very 
own data certainly meets my definition of "evil".

Cheers, Tim