27 Aug
2006
27 Aug
'06
2:58 a.m.
On Friday 25 August 2006 01:04, Rob wrote:
On Fri August 25 2006 01:10, Thomas Vecchione wrote:
Speaking of Eric Raymond:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2761311745.html
I think this stuff is well worth thinking about. And appropriate
for Linux Audio USERS list. Is it possible for Linux, Windoze, and
Apple folks to "just get along" and make pretty tunes? I know that
if there existed Linux distribution(s) that handled all formats, my
wife would switch, and a half dozen musicians and production pro's
I know would give it a try. Me, I dream of a Linux install that
works out of the box.
And I don't mind paying the fees, if reasonable, for a stable system.
But I should really stay out of the whole thing; all I really want to
do is play alto sax. I'm getting tired of being the group sys op and
sound man.
Marv
And that is my point, the fact something like
this CAN be
trademarked, or would need to be is completely a sign
something is wrong, and people have gotten to ridiculously
uptight about things.
Yeah, the whole patent/trademark/copyright/"intellectual
property" thing has gotten way out of hand. The strategies
being adopted by various free software and open source related
entities are a response to that, dating back to the formation of
the FSF 20 years ago. They may be ridiculous, but assuming
these tactics are effective, they're absolutely necessary.
Even if some of the participants are still hobbyists, software is
totally a business now.
Rob