11 Oct
2003
11 Oct
'03
8:07 a.m.
Mark Knecht wrote:
We as in musicians who intend to make money out of their work.
Who cares? :)
You were also
suggesting that if we don't provide music in mp3 format we
are missing out on a huge market.
I don't think I was suggesting that at all, but I'm not clear as to who the
'we' is in your sentence above.
I defend your right to choose any format you'd
like. I have no problem with
that. Do you have a problem with me choosing mp3s and reaching more people
more easily? Maybe that's the contention here...
No I was taking a tangent on your line of conversation that Frank was
pointing to. You replied...
If we end up
with millions of people all playing the same cheesey noises with Linux
apps then we've lost IMO.
I think we are in totally different head spaces. If the next great cheesy
pop star comes from the Linux world to replace <you enter current cheesy pop
starts name here>, and the new cheesy pop star only has music in .ogg
format, will people EVER hear this new cheesy pop star so that *he/she* can
become big and dominate our media? I think not, but you are free to
disagree.
In my mind technology is about making like *easier*
and *better* for people,
not more difficult.
That's a professional focus which may not apply to development of open
source. Technology is also to make things possible which were not before.
If, in someone else's mind, life is about making
political statements, then I defend their right to do that. However, few
make a difference in my life, but that's just me. I think you're in a
different place which is cool.
Yep. Seoul is different to San Fran. No denying that.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman