Why Linux is Becoming Impossible for Audio Developers to Ignore

[Tiles]

Sure, users can define what they consider an acceptable license.

Developers can also define what they consider an acceptable customer base.

If Linux users reject a licensing model and the developer still makes most of their money elsewhere, what incentive exactly is there to change?

[Largos]

Sure, users can define what they consider an acceptable license.

Developers can also define what they consider an acceptable customer base.

If Linux users reject a licensing model and the developer still makes most of their money elsewhere, what incentive exactly is there to change?

None and I am happy for them to sell their crap to mugs elsewhere

[Tiles]

So you'd rather have no software at all than software with a license you don't like. Fair enough.

And that's pretty much the situation we're in right now.

And that's why many professional users are effectively locked out of Linux.

[Largos]

So you'd rather have no software at all than software with a license you don't like. Fair enough.

And that's pretty much the situation we're in right now.

And that's why many professional users are effectively locked out of Linux.

What do you know about "professional users", when you're anonymously typing essays on forums all day?

I have plenty enough great software with permissive licenses that I am happy with so it's not a choice that I'll have to make.

[BertKoor]

Someday she will find her knight in shining armor.

Meanwhile she'll just echo whatever hand has fed her

[Tiles]

So you'd rather have no software at all than software with a license you don't like. Fair enough.

And that's pretty much the situation we're in right now.

And that's why many professional users are effectively locked out of Linux.

What do you know about "professional users", when you're anonymously typing essays on forums all day?

I have plenty enough great software with permissive licenses that I am happy with so it's not a choice that I'll have to make.

The topic was software availability and incentives, not the lifestyle of commenters.

I’m not going to continue this in this direction.

Have a good one.

[TechHaus]

One of my favorite Youtube tech channels just released this 2 hours ago:

I Left Windows a Year Ago... Was It Worth It?

But wait, she just said she switched to Mac!

Someday she will find her knight in shining armor.

Very goofy, boys.

She left Windows. What do you think you install on your desktop when you don't want Windows on it?

Did you watch any of her videos about all of the self-hosted services and applications she has now? I wish I had the gumption to do all of that.

Guess what my second computer is? A M2 Mac Mini (I don't use it for work, though. I use it like she uses her laptop.). BUT, my next laptop will be a Macbook Air because I want a silent setup so I can record anywhere with my Neve 88m. Apple laptops are the best value, unless you are going used ThinkPad (typing this on my 2016 x260...). (BTW, you don't have to debate my laptop opinion. You can just hold your own. It's fine. It's off-topic.)

Last, I got into Linux because at first, when my MacBook Pro died, I actually tried to build a Hackintosh with a Intel I7-7700k setup. It was not reliable enough for my noob self. Then I tried Windows. It was horrific. Candy Crush saga in my start bar, constant long updates with weird forced changes to my system afterwards, etc. Asked on Twitter what the best Linux distro was, and tried it. Oh wow, a Mac-like easy experience! I was hooked. And have been doing my work on there ever since, even with the compromises.

EDIT: also, that Youtuber has a series now about switching to Linux ON HER PHONE! Ditching Android, which admittedly is problematic like Windows. Another step I am not ready to take, yet, but amazing that people are doing it.

[TechHaus]

So you'd rather have no software at all than software with a license you don't like. Fair enough.

And that's pretty much the situation we're in right now.

And that's why many professional users are effectively locked out of Linux.

There is a myth that you need to use Fabfilter and UAD and Native Instruments to a be a professional or something.

You do not.

Deliverables matter. That's it.

Use whatever.

There are many options you can choose instead of the plugins I just listed above, that do the same things, just as well.

With that said - we welcome TDR, Ohlhorst Digital, and APU Software to Linux this month - expanding the toolset for PROFESSIONAL MASTERING on Linux.

[Largos]

The topic was software availability and incentives, not the lifestyle of commenters.

I’m not going to continue this in this direction.

Have a good one.

If you're going to repeatedly claim knowledge of "professional" this and that, then pony up your credentials to talk about such matters or be quiet about it. I am sure you don't want to talk about this because you've no reason to be continually harassing these threads trying to win a non argument.