Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Preach it! [was: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Behringer etc.]
From: Ryan Gallagher (ruinaudio_AT_comcast.net)
Date: Wed Dec 01 2004 - 03:42:32 EET
On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 00:55 +0100, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 20:14, Ryan Gallagher wrote:
> Linux users are still a minority and linux audio users
> > an even smaller one, downright miniscule. We should try to stay "real"
> > in estimating our tiny presence in this huge industry.
>
> Ok let's get this straight. ;)
>
> (why do we always underestimate ourselves)
Come on... reality check. The mail lists for
Avid->DigiDesign->Pro-Tools alone dwarf LAU.
The linux-audio market isn't a fly-fart in sulfur mine to these 2nd tier
companies (m-audio et. al.). They're competing for crumbs from the
giant's (digidesign) lap anyway.
> Suppose that each city and perhaps a fairly large town in the US and
> Europe has got at least *one* linux audio user.
>
> Likely? I think so :)
>
> How much users would that be? Hundreds? More?
Hundreds. And the money we (LAU's) spend on audio gear in a year per
company wouldn't pay the salary of the person who pushes "send" on the
"we don't plan support" emails for a month.
> Now let's look at the "tiny" linux audio market. Ask everyone what unit
> he has got. I bet it's going to be 2/3rd RME 1/3 Maudio.
I'd venture to guess that if EVERY LAU signed a petition to support only
one company in return for drivers/support... it'd mean nothing. To be
honest, I'm grateful for any "support" official or otherwise we get.
IMO it's a cheritible act for these profit driven (not meant in a
negative way) manufacturers to spend/risk revenue on what is still
largely a hobby OS (speaking of linux desktop/audio here only).
> > 1) second the validity of your statements regarding OS representation
> > (LAU is a pretty insular community, sometimes it feels bigger than it
> > is)
>
> Sadly it's exactly the opposite.
Bottom line, these companies are not stupid. They know where the money
is, and it ain't on LAU. If it were, they'd be here too.
-ry
-- Ryan Gallagher <ruinaudio_AT_comcast.net>
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