9 Dec
2006
9 Dec
'06
2:17 p.m.
hi tim,
On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 09:54 -0800, Tim Howard wrote:
Hello,
It seems that there is a general sense of frustration among the
linux audio community with attracting more developers, users, etc. to
start using Linux for serious audio work.
no, it's just you. ;)
The thing that has been frustrating me lately is
that there are
developers that are offering "free" (as in free beer) software, but
they seem to have no interest in a GPL release for Linux! (For
example, VST plugins like Ambience, GSnap, etc.) Maybe I'm just
stupid, but that doesn't make sense to me. Unless it is simply due to
their unfamiliarity with Linux programming, and the thought of
maintaining support for another OS...
what you say is not true. they're coming. i migrated from windows to
linux. we ported a few plugins. energyxt is being ported. there will be
more and more, and i do not believe it requires any special effort or
bounty to persuade them. slowly, people are going to realize that
windows is a dead end. sometimes all you have to do is wait, and help
the people who just arrived to find a good start.
--
Leonard Ritter
-- Freelance Art & Logic
-- http://www.leonard-ritter.com