Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: pro-audio knowledge
From: tim hall (tech_AT_glastonburymusic.org.uk)
Date: Thu Dec 02 2004 - 13:49:15 EET
Last Wednesday 01 December 2004 22:19, Jan Depner was like:
> > I agree this 'pro' term is nonsense. 'Professional' means you do it for a
> > living, people wrongly attach some judgement of quality to that. Being an
> > amateur means doing it for the love of it, which is a noble thing.
> > I think that's all of us isn't it?
>
> Not for a living, just for money, although I do tend to agree that
> your definition makes more sense. College athletes in the US are
> considered professional and barred from NCAA competition if they are paid
> for competing. The judgment of quality is that the product is supposed to
> be good enough for professional use - which may or may not be the case.
Point taken.
cheers
tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
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