21 Feb
2006
21 Feb
'06
10:34 a.m.
On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 12:05 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 11:15:48PM -0500, a Zombie
wrote:
*too much*
I know...
Somewhen around the Milennium, when I had no internet
access and
didn't know shit about Linux and co, I bought Cubase VST.
Was a great tool, except when it crashed and took Windows with
it. I hate to spend money on crashing software.
I would have had to buy an update to make it run on a newer
than 98 Windows. Win 98 doesn't like PCI Express. This lockin/
update stuff is one very big reason for me to stay away from
propietary software.
Another one is copy-protection and how it gets in the way of
hounest customers only, as the crackers laugh.
This is actually about what happened to me when I first made the switch.
Things have definitely gotten more stable in Windows land, and OSX is
relatively solid, but Linux is still teh weener here. And, obviously,
vendor lock-in and zealous copy-protection aren't an issue.
I like the idea of being able to revisit projects
after several
years. Open Source makes this far more likely to work.
I hate the idea to put hours and hours of work into closed
file formats. It's like putting my work into black boxes that
are someone else's property. How nice of them to grant me acces
to my own work! With DRM and stuff this can only become worse.
This is a very important point, and I think it underscores the fact that
costs and benefits are variegated things.
Finaly, I make music for the fun of it, not for being
the best.
In this age of diversity and plentifulness, creativity is much
about being just that bit different, I think (being all
different means burning bridges).
I wouldn't say I necessarily aim to be the best musician, since that
seems to be something which can't really be objectively determined. But
I do like the cutting edge, and the fact that I can't make the kind of
music I want to make with the tools at my disposal is maddening.
--
Pete Bessman
http://gazuga.net
"So this baby seal walks into a club."