11 Jun
2004
11 Jun
'04
7:56 a.m.
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 11:05:36 +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
While choice is in fact a reason for me to use Linux,
there's the problem
that choice is mostly limited to incomplete/patchwork solutions (but in the
proprietary software world there are similiar and some other problems).
Right, its not like protools has the same look+feel as logic, and with
good reason. Just like ardour doesnt have the same look+feel as
rosegarden.
I understand the hobby/freetime/volunteer aspect,
it's not different for me,
only as a designer I need to have programmers cooperation/support.
I understand that programmers like to have free choice of language, libraries
and toolkits (even though it's painful to see reinvention of the wheel all the
time).
Thats the programmers problem :) If you provide the graphics in a general,
and usable way (ideally with 'source'), its thier problem how they get them
to work in thier preferred UI toolkit.
- Steve