8 Nov
2002
8 Nov
'02
8:07 p.m.
Mark Knecht wrote:
I'd pay regular retail prices
for any program that could compete with Logic, Pro Tools or Cubase SX on the
Linux platform.
Whoa, something Mark K. and I agree on! :) Right on!
As a user I feel a bit trapped that I can't get the
software
I want today AT ANY PRICE on Linux because the open source model makes it
hard for companies to make the investment.
I think it's more the perception of the open source model than anything
else. Many people are under the impression
that all software released for Linux must be free, which is of course
not true. And of course, there is the whole (somewhat
discredited by present economic circumstances) argument that you *can*
make money of off free software.
But at this point, much as I prefer free software, I'd be willing to
plop down $400 USD for a Linux version of
Logic. PT, Cubase, or Cakewalk.
Note, however, that most people who would be willing to do so are
_already_ using Linux. I don't know how many
people would be willing to switch platforms if Steinberg decided to port
Cubase, or Digidesign to port PT. And while
I would shell out for a fully-functional version of Ardour if Paul
decided to charge $400 for it, I doubt that many people
who are not already running Linux would be.
-dgm
Just my 2 cents...
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-audio-dev-admin(a)music.columbia.edu
[mailto:linux-audio-dev-admin@music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Len
Moskowitz
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:19 PM
To: linux-audio-dev(a)music.columbia.edu
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: image problem [was Re: [Alsa-devel]
help for a levelmeter]
Taybin wrote:
I think that it's a prime cause. I'd say that it takes a company with
commercial interests to see a product through development to the point where
it is ready to release to customers for sale.
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
>My point was that if Linux audio developers
had the time and inclination
>
to
>offer their design and/or consulting services
to commercial companies,
>
it's
likely
that more Linux-based audio products would come to market.
Not to be sarcastic, but I'm pretty sure that LAD programmers refusing
offers of work isn't the cause of the lack of linux-based audio products.