Hi Joe, > An alternative would be to go directly to the institutions that have an > interest in notation software -- the (many) music colleges. Most of > these have large numbers of computers with either or both of Finale and > Sibelius installed (to say nothing of other music software), and if I > recall right, that means a fairly large payout _per computer_. > > Take a message to multiple music colleges, demonstrate Lilypond's > coolest features, emphasise the fact that it is and always will be free > both as in beer and freedom, the cool features, and then ask for > development support on the order of the cost of 3 Sibelius desktop licenses. > > Multiply that out across multiple institutions across the whole of > Europe and it could add up to a fairly substantial amount of money.
An excellent idea... and I don't only say that because I'd already set something like that in motion. ;) I've contacted my alma mater and have initiated just such a conversation -- will report back as things progress. Best regards, Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
