<heh> And don't we all love those small foot-print applications
that require a heap load of other apps and libs to run. And the server
that holds that last needed lib just doesn't come up for you? for weeks...
Amateur... a person that does what he does for the advancement of his
hobby without pay...
I have yet to see any type of computer system used by any act or
group... Oh wait a minute... I take that back... I did see an act that
used a computer as a teleprompter...
<heh>
vince
ka1iic
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, david wrote:
> Mathias Friman wrote:
>
>> If there existed a one-mouseclick-install Linux audio solution that ran
>> VST-synths, had a latency of below 2 msec and with an abundance of
>> documentation and user following, there
>> would be no discussion. I personally think that it is the amount of
>> study-time and steep learning curve that deters the people from adopting
>> Linux.
>
> Most people are too lazy (or busy) to change once they've learned to do
> adequately what they need to do. They'll change if they must - e.g., their
> old computer died, they got a new computer with different software on it. But
> they're generally not going to change on their own, even if the software is
> free, better and easy to use. Look how many people still use Internet
> Explorer, even with other, better and more secure browsers a simple download
> away?
>
> Also, how many professional musicians use PC hardware in performance? The
> only ones I've been close enough to see on stage (Al Dimeola, for instance)
> use Mac.
>
> --
> David
> gnome@email-addr-hidden
> authenticity, honesty, community
>
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