[linux-audio-user] search: free vst plugins

[Florian Schmidt]

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:19:07 +0100
FRitz <fritz at fritzmetal.de> wrote:

> Esben Stien wrote:
> > Brad Fuller <brad at sonaural.com> writes:
> >
> >   
> >> Could be handy
> >>     
> >
> > Be adviced that these are not free software plugins in the sense of
> > freedom. They are merely proprietary gratis software.
> >
> >   
> 
> What's the difference in real life?

Think about it a bit. You want to change it -> you can't with gratis
proprietary software, but you can with free software. A discontinued
proprietary software cannot be developed further by the community, etc.
pp. You might answer that as a mere user this doesn't concern you. But
you are wrong. Of course, even as a mere user you have advantages with
free software. You can always look for someone to do the stuff that you
want (fixing the software, updating it, etc..). Even maybe paying
someone to add that missing feature you need. If you want to, you can
even keep the modified software all to yourself (as long as you don't
distribute it no one has the right to see the changes you made).

Free software has many advantages. 

But besides that gratis proprietary software can be fun, too ;) [i play
around with some VSTi's, too]

Flo

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