Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: The Image (usablity) problem from aMusicians point of view

[David Gerard Matthews]

John Lazzaro wrote:

Lea Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes

Wishing for people to write native apps for a system with no market is
like wishing Windows would die. It might happen, but it's not bloody
likely.

However, if you port a novel Linux application to Windows or OS X,
the users on those platforms are quite happy to add the free tool
to their workflow if it helps them do their work better. This is
how the GNU project got its start, after all -- free, usable software
that ran on popular commercial UNIX platforms. Sfront has taken
this route -- most of my users are non-Linux users now.

I can think of some other examples:
pd
jMax (many users of those apps were looking for a free Max/MSP replacement, or had been using pd on windows)
CSound
CLM/CM
(All of which started on Unices other than Linux, but hey....)

There is also a growing degree of overlap between people running OS X and Linux. Many people I know have or have
access to both platforms, and an eye towards OS X portability might be something *some* (I did _not_ say all or even most)
developers *might* (I did _not_ say should) keep in mind.
-dgm