Re: [LAU] An appeal to famous artists?

2011/8/1 Aurélien Leblond <blablack(a)gmail.com>om>: Proclaiming open software as "free" was not the best idea IMO, and the "Just for fun" slogan didn't help much either. I mean: does that sound to you like a product you would want to use as a "serious" musician ? Promulgate it. Sure. The difficulty: Open source is a whole different concept, thus you have to explain it. Thus it's difficult, complicated. People initially try to apply known concepts ( see an advertisement, go to a store, find the beauty package, buy it, call customer support ... ) to open software and usually fail. ( most are taught to use closed applications, but who's teaching you open software (including the philosophy behind) ?? ) Open software requires the user to be/become active. Thus, sometimes somehow you are paying the open software with time, spend efforts, work, investment ... You are asking for opinion ? Yes. Artists all over the ... do it. :) There are hundreds. The best is the possible one. What is appealing to the "artists" you are talking about ? Money ? Fun ? Doing any particular music ? Why would they want to use Linux for that ?? Why would you like to persuade them to use Linux ?? -- E.R.