On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Egor Sanin <egor.sanin@gmail.com> wrote:

On 8/16/13, J. Liles <malnourite@gmail.com> wrote:
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> An interesting point. As a though experiment: pretend you are a musician;
> if someone came to you asking you to rewrite your song to better suit their
> listening needs, how would you respond?
>

That is a very apt and illustrative comparison. And my answer is that
you have exactly the same options as a developer of software! The
problem is that this kind of situation is rarely black or white. It
is always subjective.

If some brash and shallow peruser of linux expressed the same opinions
as OP, I would likely also bash that person, but from my involvement
with linux audio, I know for a fact that OP is a valuable member of
this community, and believe that he deserves more thoughtful reactions
to his opinion than "don't complain" and "do something about it."

I've never questioned OPs experience or power-user status or anything of that nature. I think we all need to remember that we use GNU/Linux and free-software not only because of the low price or because it works perfectly all the time. We use it for practical and ethical reasons as well. I wouldn't give up on a musician because they missed a note, and I wouldn't give up on Linux Audio because it has a few bugs. The truth is, Linux Audio didn't exist, I wouldn't be using computers to make music. Period. I'm sure there are a lot of people in the same boat. Some for financial reasons, some for practical reasons, some for ethical reasons. We all need it to work. But only a very few of us are willing to put in the time to make it work.