Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 05:20:01PM +0100, Dave Griffiths wrote:
>> I know it's not really what you mean, but it seems to me that duplicating
>> the current methodologies and replacing every "professional" costly
>> application with an exact free software counterpart that happens to run
>> under linux is a bit pointless? What is the the motivation? Just to force
>> businesses out of business?
>
> Yeah, well I would prefer the approach of making software that fulfils
> specific needs or wants as good as possible. That can often mean going
> in similar directions as propietary apps, but never just blind cloning :)
>
>
Exactly. Programmer-musicians must focus on very particular niches,
writing software that would not be a one-stop-do-all kind of thing, but to
address a particular need of a particular audience.
One example is to come up with a software that is tailored for
professional keyboardists who could throw in a live concert using keyboards
and computers, and not just for the general type of musical arranger that
just "uses" the keyboard to compose songs.
Best Regards,
Carlo
-- Carlo Florendo Softare Engineer/Network Co-Administrator Astra Philippines Inc. UP-Ayala Technopark, Diliman 1101, Quezon City Philippines http://www.astra.ph -- The Astra Group of Companies 5-3-11 Sekido, Tama City Tokyo 206-0011, Japan http://www.astra.co.jpReceived on Wed Mar 28 08:15:02 2007
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