[LAU] An appeal to famous artists?

[Emanuel Rumpf]

2011/8/1 Aurélien Leblond <blablack at gmail.com>:

Proclaiming open software as "free" was not the best idea IMO,
and the "Just for fun" slogan didn't help much either.

I mean: does that sound to you like a product you would
want to use as a "serious" musician ?

Promulgate it. Sure.
The difficulty: Open source is a whole different concept, thus
you have to explain it. Thus it's difficult, complicated.
People initially try to apply known concepts
( see an advertisement, go to a store, find the beauty package, buy
it, call customer support ... )
to open software and usually fail.
( most are taught to use closed applications, but who's teaching you
open software (including the philosophy behind) ?? )
Open software requires the user to be/become active.

Thus, sometimes somehow you are paying the open software with time,
spend efforts, work, investment ...


> Should we make an appeal to artists to produce something using only
> Open Source software?
>
You are asking for opinion ?
Yes. Artists all over the ... do it. :)

> What do you guys think? Isn't it the best time to promulgate such a
> message, with the social media and all? And if yes, what would be the
> best way?

There are hundreds. The best is the possible one.

What is appealing to the "artists" you are talking about ?
Money ?
Fun ?
Doing any particular music ?

Why would they want to use Linux for that ??

Why would you like to persuade them to use Linux ??


-- 
E.R.