[LAU] Free Software Support Re: Reverb to use with LinuxSampler/piano?

[drew Roberts]

On Monday 19 July 2010 12:12:54 you wrote:
> Maybe they always overlap somehow, software needs support. Really good
> and complex software need more support than one person can do just
> with his free time. I am not sure from where this support could come
> from.

I keep thinking that industry groups would be wise to support the development 
of Free software for their industries.

For instance:

Locksmiths
http://www.aloa.org/
http://www.uklocksmithsassociation.co.uk/
http://www.masterlocksmiths.com.au/home.aspx

Barbers, Beauty Salons, Furniture Stores, Ocean Engineers, Corner Grocery 
Stores, what have you.

all the best,

drew

> From universities, donations, companies, governments? The Linux 
> kernel, for example, is very complex and needs a lot of work all the
> time since new hardware and software need it , and it is well
> supported by really big  companies like google, novell and red har.
> Other areas this is not so easy to get support from companies, so I
> now just can think of the other options: donations from people that
> make money or work seriouly with the software, universities and
> government programmes. The last one seems unlikely to happen but here
> in Brazil the present government is officially supporting Linux and
> some software projects. Donations from professionals and Universities
> can help Free Software a lot too.
>
>
> 2010/7/19 drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com>
>
> > On Sunday 18 July 2010 11:36:42 you wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 10:04 AM, drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com> wrote:
> > > > Commercial and Free are not opposites.
> > >
> > > no, just siblings who fight with each other like crazy for 18 years
> > > before developing a deep and abiding love for each other :)
> >
> > Free and Commercial can intersect / overlap. Venn wise.