10 Jun
2004
10 Jun
'04
2:19 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote:
I don't think I could possibly care less who uses
'linux audio'. I
don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming
to build the best system possible, period. Not saying "look! popular
software the people pay money for does this; therefore we must too!"
I'm with a company trying to make money off of linux audio. While I
enjoy the technical/academic discursion (though lots get the
subject-line only review! %), I'd like to think this list could support
those who mix the market with idealism.... like, well, me.
If anything, we should be looking at the proprietary
music software
world to make sure we avoid repeating their mistakes (ridiculous
duplication of effort, lock-in, and horrid UIs for example), not
duplicating them just because. (Not to say we can't take positive
things from that world too though)
Should I drop off the list? I ain't the same 'we' you are, I guess.
While it's true that the proprietary world has made lots of bad s/w, we
in the biz have also made lots of great stuff.
If y'all care (and I think you should) the best way to encourage the
proprietary folks to adopt and put energy into open source efforts is to
focus on libraries and not apps.
Another good opportunity is dedicated Linux devices (what I am working
on at Muse Research). These have much more promise than getting folks
off their desktop environments and familiar desktop apps.
I could go on and on about this, but I gotta get back to work... mo