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.
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.
if i was an existing audio software+hardware company who understand
what linux could mean for my business, and i saw that someone had
written a tool like ardour more or less on his own in less than 3
years, i'd be fairly interested in talking with him about
possibilities, at least.
nobody has ever offered or even talked about hiring me as an
employee. only 2 companies have talked about using me as a
consultant. i think its reasonable to conclude that the offers of work
are not out there at this point in time.
--p