It's a different model. I'm an "audio professional" in the television and radio industry and I use Linux exclusively for anything that doesn't depend on Windows drivers (i.e. mpeg-2 boards, closed caption boxes, etc, etc). I also contribute to development of free and open audio software, mostly in the internet radio direction. I've found there's less product-centric focus and more creativity and support for degugging and innovation. -l[e^2] ------------------------------ http://www.fallingforward.net/ people experimenting with music, art and technology On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Daniel James wrote: > > Linux > > developers are generally unpaid > > It's fair to say that Linux *audio* developers aren't generally paid > to work on their audio applications, but that doesn't mean they > aren't professional developers of course. > > > and things don't move as fast as > > the $$$ world. > > I think that depends what you're comparing it to. Cubase has a very > long head start! > > Cheers > > Daniel >