27 Jan
2006
27 Jan
'06
5:29 p.m.
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:02:06 -0800
thockin(a)hockin.org wrote:
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.
Oh i can live perfectly well with the idea of people making a living
doing linux software. I myself code linux apps for money.
But i have a problem with opening parts of it as open source in the hope
that users fill in the blanks. Users that have to pay for the software
in the first place. Well you might argue that you can get the open
source part free. Yeah, but it's useless without the pay package.
But this is just my personal opinion.
Besides. Depending on the app design adding jack support is dead simple.
Have fun,
Flo
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