15 Jan
2004
15 Jan
'04
4:07 a.m.
On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 02:31, Bob Ham wrote:
On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 01:35, Dave Robillard wrote:
I realise this, I was being concise for effect really. (My apologies, I
should have been more clear. But then again dealing with the big audio
software manufacturers basically does = proprietary.
Think they'll make Reason (or whatever) open source if they were to port
it to Linux? Hah. Would any of those big corporate entities open up
their file formats as a gesture of good faith? I severely doubt it.
Hardware manufacturers are a different story. We should push with all
we've got to get their (open) cooperation.
I didn't at all mean linux audio should have nothing to do with anything
that is a "corporation". By all means, if they support free software
obviously their presence is welcome. Blind anti-corporatism is silly.
My point was bending over for big companies "just because", in the name
of Linux Audio World Domination (or whatever), is a Bad Idea(TM).
Let's face it, the open source thing is the only thing we've got.
Without it there's no reason for Linux to exist really - go use Solaris.
-Dave
My two cents on the corporate deal:
We already have two big proprietary OSes
Why turn Linux into yet another one?
corporate != proprietary
Bob