frank pirrone wrote:
> Nobody said it better than Newton in his comment about seeing further by
> standing upon the shoulders of giants. LOL, we are NOT the giants in
> that metaphor...well, actually we are but modesty, if not reality,
> compels me to reject any such characterization.
>
> I mean, this is the essence of what was always the academic way, and the
> scientific way, and the philosophical way...before the Age of
> Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Patents. Knowledge built upon
> freely shared prior knowledge, and tools inspiring the creation of
> greater tools.
>
> We hoped others might build upon our music and anticipated the delight
> at hearing a remix, or someone substituting their soaring vocals or
> guitar for my humble efforts. It never happened, but I can't think of a
> greater "reward" for what we did should it ever.
>
> So, think of it as a kit that you can Freely give to anyone who is
> interested, and who can in turn Freely pass it on, inside which are ALL
> the parts needed to first do everything we did but more importantly to
> start at that point and do something we never imagined.
There is at least one difference. Scientists get payed for their
job/work by the university. Who's gonna pay the musician who is making a
cd (and is not an live musician)?
Playing the advocate of the devil here...
\r
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