> > How do you think the Linux kernel is being developed so fast? > > By enthusiatic developers with enough money to survive.
Wrong. How do you think Linus will now dedicate full-time to developing kernel, from paypal contributions from other geeks? It's IBM, Redhat, and many other companies with interests that pour big bucks as well as contribute code in the kernel development. Granted, Linus is not the only contributor, and there is huge contingent of people who simply give because they believe. Yet, the overall movement is perhaps the most heavily funded aspect of the Linux OS. In part by observing this trend I was hoping to somehow adjust it so it fits better needs of the LAD software (or perhaps to minimize problem that has caused me to pursue this issue in the first place). > Musicians rarely care about their liberty. You should not expect the music > industry, even your academic circle, to strongly embrace the free > software movement. You might be forced to use proprietary tools, so in > this case you better want free software to run on any computer. Good points. It saddens me, tough, that the artists take liberties so casually. Ico