Davy Wentzler wrote:
First of all, this is my first post here on the list. I'm in the process
of porting my audio hard disk recording program 'Audio Evolution'
from AmigaOS4 (running on PowerPC) to wxWidgets. This will allow
me to release it more easily on other platforms like Windows and Linux.
Hi Davy, and welcome to the wacky world of Linux audio development and use.
Although using wxWidgets means that a big part of the program is
portable, some other parts like audio and plug-ins (think LADSPA, JACK)
would have to be written specifically for Linux. Now comes the big
question: since this is commercial software (with a price between
35 and 45 euro), would it be worth the effort to release it on Linux?
I think most Linux users are used to open-source and free programs and
I saw some already nice looking programs like Ardour and MuSe.
I would like to hear from you if there would be any interest?
Here you can see a picture of the current state of my port to Windows:
http://www.audio-evolution.com/pics/ae5b.png
Looking forward to some constructive discussion.
Your program looks cool, I'd like to hear some demos sometime.
IMO the more stuff out there, the better. I have no idea whether anyone
would purchase the program, but it doesn't hurt to try selling it.
Sampo's remarks re: Ardour really bring us to the point, so if your app
doesn't have the value added for competing with Ardour it may have some
marketing problems. I suggest you work with Ardour a bit to see where
your own app might do something different (forgive me if you've already
done this) that would give it an appeal other than what we already have
in Ardour. You might also want to consider some of the similarly
purposed apps such as Jokosher, Frinika, ProTux, and Qtractor. They may
also be doing things of interest to your efforts.
Me, I have no personal objection to $$ for software. If your app rocked
in some way I needed, I'd consider purchasing it.
Best regards,
Dave Phillips
http://linux-sound.org
