> What *is* the source code to music? A non-DRM'd, non-encrypted > copy of the music?
I would say that the score is the equivalent of the source code, the mixing details being like build instructions and the performance being the equivalent of the compiled binary. What about improvisation? And what about folk music where you have a core, and add lots and lots of ornamentation on to the tune while playing and the tune doesn't sound as the core anymore? Often, the score shows the basic layout of the song, this applies to much of the classical music too, and it is left up to the player to fill the dots. In my opinon the source for the music is what you get through the speakers. It is like keyboard macros in Emacs, you can record them, and then play them, the source for those would be the output on the monitor, step by step. As in music, but where the steps would be each note played. The different between software and music is that you can change the program while it runs, while you can't do the same with music. _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss