Why Linux is Becoming Impossible for Audio Developers to Ignore

[Tiles]

Nobody has explained why "Linux is impossible to ignore" and what were to happen if one did ignore it.

Nobody is ignoring Linux.

Most developers are perfectly open to supporting another platform. It is simply a question of cost versus benefit.

That is why this whole discussion feels so bizarre. It keeps getting framed as if developers had something against Linux, when in reality it is mostly an engineering and business decision.

[keys_au1]

.......Linux just isn’t isn’t for you at this time. Perhaps in a year or two or three…

Yep, you are correct. I'm not ready for it and it's not ready for me. I have now ditched Linux altogether and returned to windows, and really , especially with nthe AtlasOS build, it is sanppier, with a hugely reduced footprint (install of W11 was reduced to 21gig) - and EVERYTHING simply works! No work-arounds, no researching the tiniest glitch for hours.

Finally back to being "creative and not constructive"

If those issues I have outlined are addressed in any future linux kernel and distro, then perhaps it may warrant a revisit. Until then, nope. And as you wrote, these devleopmetns could be years away, if ever!

[Morphoice]

Nobody has explained why "Linux is impossible to ignore" and what were to happen if one did ignore it.

Speaking from experience, ignoring it costs you roughly the sales I made by not ignoring it. Which, full transparency, was one.
Take from that what you will.

Just curious, how does that compare to sales on other platforms for that software?

Linux user here, I've bought Reaper and donated to Rui for qtractor and his other software, and to falktx. Also have contributed some instruments and manual proofreading to Yoshimi, so not a total freeloader.

Really not in the market for anything myself, but it seems to me the biggest unmet need in linux music creation is something equivalent to Kontact and the like...

What I mean is that, since the linux audio market is small, there's not much need for yet another product where there is already a pretty abundant supply. A lot of my own needs, for example, are supplied by what's available in Reaper.

Devs, do what you think is best for yourselves.

across all my plugins Linux accounts for roughly 0.3% of the sales. 60% is PC, the rest MAC

Atm I'm working on a Jupiter-8 clone, and just for good measure it will probably be compiled for linux too using the same setup, but I'm not expecting it to sell on that platform

[TechHaus]

Nobody has explained why "Linux is impossible to ignore" and what were to happen if one did ignore it.

Speaking from experience, ignoring it costs you roughly the sales I made by not ignoring it. Which, full transparency, was one.
Take from that what you will.

Just curious, how does that compare to sales on other platforms for that software?

Linux user here, I've bought Reaper and donated to Rui for qtractor and his other software, and to falktx. Also have contributed some instruments and manual proofreading to Yoshimi, so not a total freeloader.

Really not in the market for anything myself, but it seems to me the biggest unmet need in linux music creation is something equivalent to Kontact and the like...

What I mean is that, since the linux audio market is small, there's not much need for yet another product where there is already a pretty abundant supply. A lot of my own needs, for example, are supplied by what's available in Reaper.

Devs, do what you think is best for yourselves.

across all my plugins Linux accounts for roughly 0.3% of the sales. 60% is PC, the rest MAC

Atm I'm working on a Jupiter-8 clone, and just for good measure it will probably be compiled for linux too using the same setup, but I'm not expecting it to sell on that platform

It's wild because when I open my browser that I make payments in, your gumroad is still loaded up on there. And when I go to my downloads folder, your synth is still in there unzipped.

You dropped the ball so hard in that thread. You need to hire someone that isn't you to sell your stuff. Congrats on you ~300 sales, though. I wonder how much higher that number could have been! Probably 3-5%. But you are on here crapping on paying Linux users...good luck with the Jupiter!

[audiojunkie]

Nobody has explained why "Linux is impossible to ignore" and what were to happen if one did ignore it.

Speaking from experience, ignoring it costs you roughly the sales I made by not ignoring it. Which, full transparency, was one.
Take from that what you will.

Just curious, how does that compare to sales on other platforms for that software?

Linux user here, I've bought Reaper and donated to Rui for qtractor and his other software, and to falktx. Also have contributed some instruments and manual proofreading to Yoshimi, so not a total freeloader.

Really not in the market for anything myself, but it seems to me the biggest unmet need in linux music creation is something equivalent to Kontact and the like...

What I mean is that, since the linux audio market is small, there's not much need for yet another product where there is already a pretty abundant supply. A lot of my own needs, for example, are supplied by what's available in Reaper.

Devs, do what you think is best for yourselves.

across all my plugins Linux accounts for roughly 0.3% of the sales. 60% is PC, the rest MAC

Atm I'm working on a Jupiter-8 clone, and just for good measure it will probably be compiled for linux too using the same setup, but I'm not expecting it to sell on that platform

I was not referring to you in my post. I’m actually looking forward to your Jupiter. The sound is the most important thing to me, and EightySix sounds great! If your Jupiter sounds good too, I’ll probably buy that too.

BTW, this is your sales:

Treating these as proportions where 1 corresponds to 0.3%:

* For x = 60%:

x = \frac{60}{0.3} = 200

* For y = 39.7%:

y = \frac{39.7}{0.3} \approx 132.33

So the values are:

* x = 200
* y ≈ 132.33

Notice that 200 + 132.33 \approx 332.33, which corresponds to 60\% + 39.7\% = 99.7\%.

If you had sold all of that at the price you are at now, you’d be doing well. Don’t do the donation thing this time, and just sell your Jupiter at full price. As you continue to release and support your excellent sounding product, learning from past mistakes and continuing forward, your reputation will grow.