On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 06:38:16PM +0100, Florian Schmidt wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:29:51 -0800
thockin(a)hockin.org wrote:
in another thread, Jorgen said that the
input/output part of eXT on Linux
will be Open Source, so the JACK wizards can JACKify it as soon as it is
released.
Why would anyone do this? To generate more revenue for the author? This
is not really how open source works.
Well, people might do this to help out their fellow users, but for me
above would leave a bitter taste.
I would do it so that I have a potentially viable alternative to the
current state of affairs, which is that I boot windows to do music.
eXT is a decent program. The reason we don't get commercial apps on Linux
is because no one buys them. Linux folks want everything free.
I am as big a believer in Open Source as anyone else here. But I am also
a pragmatist, and until such time as a viable free alternative exists, I
have to use commercial apps. Given that, would I rather use and support a
commercial app that runs on Windows only or one that runs on Linux, too?
If you can't cope with the idea that someone makes a living doing
software, don't buy eXT, don't help Jorgen, and just ignore it. I, for
one, will do anything I can to help him make Linux into a competitive
migration path for Windows users.
Now, the problem is plugins - VST only? eek.
Tim