Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Tracker
From: Billy Biggs (vektor_AT_dumbterm.net)
Date: Thu Nov 27 2003 - 05:52:39 EET
Thomas Webb (magusofthedark_AT_yahoo.com):
> --Lea:
> > Generally, musicians don't give a toss whether something is
> > free(Opensource) or not (let the flaming begin).
>
> Exactly. I think programmers need to stop being elitists. It is
> hurting the adoption of Linux.
Is it elitist for a programmer to want applications to be open source?
I use Acrobat reader and it does not pain me greatly that it is closed
source, but as a coder I am also very thankful for the many open source
projects that have helped me, and I am sure the ones I have contributed
to have been equally appreciative. So, I think we're entitled to at
least have an opinion on the matter.
That said, I would like to see Linux be more popular, but I find posts
of the nature 'if Linux wants to make it big then developers should do
blah' to be somewhat misdirected. I am sure that many developers are
like myself: I code in my spare time for fun and because there is a
community of developers who appreciate my work and help me out. I am
not trying to kill Microsoft, I don't have time, I am just having fun.
-Billy
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