[LAU] midi over wine

Dave Phillips dlphillips at woh.rr.com
Tue Sep 8 07:27:44 EDT 2009


Jonathan Gazeley wrote:
> I'd love to, except I was a long-time Windows user before switching to 
> Linux 2 years ago. I tried many open-source MIDI/notation packages but 
> I've never found anything I like as much as Noteworthy Composer.
>
> Besides, the point of Linux is that I'm free to choose, right?
>   

Indeed. Wine is Linux software, ALSA is Linux software, and your kernel 
is Linux. I don't believe in limiting my options on principle when my 
essential work is at stake.

As it happens, after trying various options under Wine I find that I can 
achieve my goals with free & open-source software under Linux. Someone 
else's mileage will certainly vary as their goals differ from mine.

When tools like Wine are available it seems foolish to not use them, 
especially if they make your creative work possible.

Best,

dp




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