>> Not to be sarcastic, but I'm pretty sure that LAD programmers refusing >> offers of work isn't the cause of the lack of linux-based audio products. > >I think that it's a prime cause. I'd say that it takes a company with >commercial interests to see a product through development to the point where >it is ready to release to customers for sale.
if i was an existing audio software+hardware company who understand what linux could mean for my business, and i saw that someone had written a tool like ardour more or less on his own in less than 3 years, i'd be fairly interested in talking with him about possibilities, at least. nobody has ever offered or even talked about hiring me as an employee. only 2 companies have talked about using me as a consultant. i think its reasonable to conclude that the offers of work are not out there at this point in time. --p
