[linux-audio-user] Ableton live user

[Andreas Kuckartz]

Levi D. Burton wrote:

> I understand that commercial software developers have
> incentive for writing the apps (they are getting paid).  I also
> understand that most linux audio software is a hobby for the developers.
> When I say "probably never will be..", my point is that commercial
> software developers simply have more time and resources.

It is not that clear cut. For example: to which camp do you think does Linus
Torvalds belong (Linux kernel / OSDL) ? What about Takashi Iwai (ALSA / SuSE)?
Fernando Lopez-Lezcano (PlanetCCRMA / CCRMA)?

Believe it or not but there are "commercial" software developers who get paid
for writing Open Source software. And quite a few successful Open Source
projects are mainly developed by such "commercial" software developers. But it
is true, the number of such projects is small when you only count audio
projects.

I write "commercial" developers because I doubt that their only (or main)
motivation is money.

Cheers,
Andreas