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

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 06:40 +0100, Cesare Marilungo wrote:
> Ok, let's try to take the problem from another direction.
> 
> What do you think is the reason some talented coders and some 
> influential thinkers are putting a lot of efforts into writing and 
> maintaining open source software if it is not the belief that sharing 
> knowledge, solutions, tools and such is the way to go?
> 
> Why Paul Davis started writing Jack and Ardour instead of writing 
> another commercial DAW and then try to sell it to a publisher?

Because they choose to do so.  It is equally legitimate to choose to
develop proprietary software.  I happen to believe that in the long run
open source will prevail over proprietary solutions on its technical
merits.

Just because we believe that open source is a better model, does not
entitle us to force that on everyone.

Lee