[LAU] Proposal: OpenDAWS (long)

[David Baron]

On Wednesday 06 June 2007, Paul Davis wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 18:16 +0300, David Baron wrote:
> > Wonderfully, the linux audio opensource field has become nicely
> > populated. Opensource means freedom of choice. One is not tied to that
> > $400 proprietary bloated DAW program. Comes jack and one can dissect the
> > functionality and network smaller pieces (if one's system can handle the
> > multiple processes). Trememdous freedom of choice.
> >
> > Problem is: No DAW program, opensource or otherwize, interoperates with
> > any other. Cakewalk works with Cakewalk, Cubase with Cubase, Ardour with
> > Ardour, etc. Each has its strengths and each has its adherents. Never the
> > 'twain do meet. (Lash is fine but the restriction remains.)
> >
> > Proposal: OpenDAWS.
>
> its actual name is AAF-XML. please google it.
>
Just did. Anyone interested outside of Macintosh stuff?
I would like to see either a DTD or an easier to read outline of this thingie.
It has been around a few years now without much activity outside of a small 
circle of friends it seems.