[linux-audio-user] Korg Keyboard running Linux

[R Parker]

--- Thorsten Wilms <t_w_ at freenet.de> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 02:26:23AM +0100, Peter
> Brinkmann wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:03:58PM -0500, Lee
> Revell wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 01:25 +0100, Peter
> Brinkmann wrote:
> > > > That said, I did find this line about
> "newly-developed proprietary software"
> > > > slightly objectionable because they seem to
> imply that proprietary software
> > > > is a mark of quality, or else they wouldn't
> have mentioned this in a
> > > > marketing document.
> > 
> > > All marketing types think proprietary==good.
> > At the risk of splitting hairs, I'd say it's
> deeper than that. Marketing
> > types like proprietary stuff because they think
> that proprietary==$$$, but
> > they wouldn't write this in a marketing document
> unless they thought that
> > potential users will think that
> proprietary==quality. Is it true that
> > Joe Q User will have more faith in a piece of
> software if it's
> > proprietary? Chances are that the word has been
> focus group tested;
> > it would be interesting to know how the general
> public perceives this
> > term.
> >     Peter
> 
> 
> To me proprietary in such press releases translates
> to:
> - no one else but we have this to offer
> - it might be based on specialized and not freely
> availabe knowledge/research

I think it's awesome that big guys have decided to use
Linux in their products. It's a great testament for
the usability of Linux Audio.

Their implementation of Linux includes proprietary
solutions. I see no problem with that. Korg gets a big
thank you from me for using Linux and for all the
incredible promotional value that they are giving us.

Korg has built a linux based keyboard. This rocks my
world. If we knock down a few more of the big guys
then Linux Audio is a "player". It's interesting to be
a dog turd on the bottom of a shoe but to know you're
about to force people into buying hip boots is simply
priceless.

Thank you Korg,

ron

> ---
> Thorsten Wilms
> 



		
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