[linux-audio-user] RE: Interview with EnergyXT Developer

[Natalia Rakowski]

Hello all -

I'm writing an article for Computer Music Magazine (U.K.) about the  
EnergyXT Linux port.  I'm looking to get reactions from the Linux  
audio user and developer community about it -- particularly with  
respect to the fact that this software will not be free and not be  
open source...

If you wouldn't mind sharing your thoughts on this topic, please e- 
mail me directly at this address: natalia47<at>gmail<dot>com.

Thanks!

-- Natalia

On Nov 19, 2006, at 7:13 PM, david wrote:

> Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
>>> I think it boils down to vst plugin developers not having much  
>>> interest
>>> in linux audio. Thats where the work needs to be done I think.
>> Well, for them to have interest, there has to be a viable market, and
>> currently there isn't--we are too small and too involved in the  
>> free as in
>> free speech concepts (please do not get me wrong, I am totally for  
>> this kind
>> of an approach, I am simply trying to depict the reasoning behind  
>> this
>> apparent lack of interest). Hence, the only way they will ever  
>> consider our
>> market is if we find someone who is:
>> 1) sympathetic
>> 2) willing to invest *little* time to recompile their work for Linux
>
> And Linux people who will pay for it. If the Linux product is free,  
> their customers may start to say. "Hmmm, why am I paying for the  
> Windows version when I can use the Lunix version for free???"
>
> -- 
> David
> gnome at hawaii.rr.com
> authenticity, honesty, community