12 Dec
2006
12 Dec
'06
9:25 a.m.
Hannu Savolainen wrote:
About the original subject: IMHO the only way to
attract more Linux
audio developers is paying for the software. Money is the reason why 90%
of people do any work. Practically all professional audio software
developers do they work for Win/Mac because the _paying_ customers use
them. Linux audio software is being developed by amateurs because there
is no market for professional developers.
I don't think that the professional developers that code for Linux on their spare time
agrees
with you on that subject. :) Or all the people employed by Novell, RedHat, Ubuntu etc.
Money is not the sole motivator, and it does not guarantee quality. There is no lack of
good
programs for linux audio production, what it lacks is documentation and an overall
picture.
If there existed a one-mouseclick-install Linux audio solution that ran VST-synths, had a
latency of below 2 msec and with an abundance of documentation and user following, there
would be no discussion. I personally think that it is the amount of study-time and steep
learning curve that deters the people from adopting Linux. And since linux audio has got
such a narrow spectrum and few followers, there is noone close at hand to ask questions.
This list is a perfect example. If I had the same amount of knowledge available from
swedish
speaking people, I wouldn't bother much with this list. :) International relations is
all well and
good, but as most people I prefer to use my native tongue.
Kiitos (or something),
Mathias