[LAU] looking for command-line/scriptable mastering software

[Grekim]

On 11/25/2012 04:51 PM, J. Liles wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Grekim <grekimj at acousticrefuge.com 
> <mailto:grekimj at acousticrefuge.com>> wrote:
>
>     Sorry it was taken in an insulting way.  I have a lot of respect
>     for what you guys have done and do.  I would gladly pay (you) for
>     software that is relevant to me.
>
>     I don't think the code is a mess at all.  It runs very
>     efficiently...I had to master an 18 minute track and it did the
>     processing and file creating in around 20 seconds.  Sure, I could
>     break things off into more functions and name variables more
>     descriptively.
>
>     I know it will not make money, but some of the effects, however,
>     may be sellable as AU or VST plug-ins.  Still, I'd rather just
>     focus on Linux development.
>
>     If my software is irrelevant than no one should care about the
>     source code, no?
>
>     If your feelings are pretty much the general feeling here then I
>     will go.
>
>     Grekim
>
>
> My desire isn't that you leave, it's that you become a part of the 
> community by sharing your code. People are offering you expert advice 
> in this thread, but you offer nothing to the community in return. Your 
> binary is nothing; it's ephemeral, it's an artifact of the code you 
> keep hidden . There is no future in your closed-source software. 
> People don't want to invest their time in working with a tool they 
> they aren't allowed to understand or fix when it breaks. You may 
> appear willing to fix/improve it now, but how long will that last? 
> When you accept advice or request feedback without sharing your code, 
> you come off as a parasite--and I'm tired of hearing about this 
> software (much as I'm tired of hearing about mixbus, reaper, etc.)
>
> Certainly, there are people on this list who do not really care about 
> freedom, but there are practical concerns as well as philosophical 
> ones--freeware does not inspire confidence.
>
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Indeed that is alluring, that your code can live on long after you do 
:)  That is the selfish side of things.  The unselfish side is, of 
course, that we all share and benefit from each other and code 
potentially moves along at a faster pace.
I do not so much fear sharing with the community here, but it's the 
"outside" world that can freely steel your code that bothers me, and in 
some cases it really is a formula you might be giving away.
I will give open-source some serious consideration and it honestly may 
not happen for awhile.  In the meantime, I will refrain from making any 
further announcements or leaving any impression of promoting my work.


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