On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 03:23:40PM +0100, Michael Bohle wrote: > > Please read the website and the comments from Lucio, he made an article about > this discussion and he pleased me not to make an ANN in this list about his > apps anymore. > > See http://www.anticore.org/jucetice/index.php?entry=entry070226-191811 That's just childish. And I say that as 28 years old with only few years of interest in linux audio. > I see cleary, there are the an old linuxaudio community, like represented > with this list. The old community believes that there is the evil closed > source and that open source heal all wounds and make an ideologic overhead > about this. You are way too fast to make up groups like that. Ever considered that you actually deal with a bunch of individuals whos optinions on any little detail might be different or not? I didn't see anyone saying closed source would be evil. There are disadvantages to closed source and some of use are not willing to accept them, either generally or in certain cases. We saw valid and rational arguments on the pros and cons of starting new projects instead of joining established ones. Can't you just take them without going all emotional and setting up a fence? > The new community, often active musicians, have no problems to get in touch > with "the evil" - The new community is pragmaticly use this what works for > the musicans. And they want Linux, not because of the FSF, more because this > can be an alternative for Windows. So not being able to redistribute the VST SDK or native Linux VSTs in binary form is no problem if you are just pragmatic? What is pragmatic about ignoring legal problems? -- Thorsten Wilms
