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On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine <

alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:

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> > And about the scary part, news like this brings up questions for me. What

> > kind of users will it attract? How many users will switch and drop

> software

> > like Ardour and Qtractor?

>

> I know I'm not going to make any friends with such a statement, but

> what is the problem with dropping "software like Ardour and Qtractor"?

>

> If you are musician in the first place, then it's a matter of what

> works best for you. If you are geek in the first place, then there's

> no way you will abandon free software, so what's the problem? :)

>

> We are talking about competition which is a natural thing. Rosegarden

> can lose users to MusE or Qtractor. Qtractor can lose users to Ardour.

> It happens all the time. Can you see any of the developers crying,

> because they are all alone? :)

>

> Alexandre Prokoudine

> http://libregraphicsworld.org

Some may like to see this:

http://apcmag.com/linux-now-75-corporate.htm

[And some may not :-) ]
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If you are musician in the first place, then it's a matter of what

works best for you. If you are geek in the first place, then there's

no way you will abandon free software, so what's the problem? :)
We are talking about competition which is a natural thing. Rosegarden

can lose users to MusE or Qtractor. Qtractor can lose users to Ardour.

It happens all the time. Can you see any of the developers crying,

because they are all alone? :)
Alexandre Prokoudine

http://libregra=

phicsworld.orgSome may lik=

e to see this:=

http://apcmag.com/linux-now-75-corporate.htm

[And some may not :-) ]
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