-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Norval Watson wrote: > Hi Peter, > I didn't write the article! > I thought it was a good example of what might be considered "state of the > art" in terms of independent production. > Perhaps it will lead to discussion of where Linux tools can substitute for > expensive proprietary software. > Cheers > Norv > >
I think that the fact of being expensive or not doesn't describe properly the difference between working with proprietary or open source software, you'll just have to spend money for different things, but you'll need money in either situation; for example being able to manage the source code is needed if you want to "work" and "produce" something as peter wrote... > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: peter <[email protected]> >> >> hi norval, >> >>> Some of you might be interested in these examples of Mac and PC >>> laptop studios - >> yes, that is an interesting idea, >> >> I was wondering about the title of your post: >> 'owning the means of production'; >> don't you think it could be a bit deceptive that you list proprietary >> softwares and operating systems as something that can be 'owned' .. ? >> license fees don't convert unfree code into personal property, they just >> allow you to use them. >> >> in that sense it would be nice to add a free software variant to your >> list of laptop studios : >> apart from being much more cost effective (which is definitely important >> when you work with students) it would much more prove your point that 'a >> painter needs to own their own brushes and so a filmmaker needs to own >> their own computer'. >> I would say that a painter needs to own their own brushes in order to be >> able to adapt, personalise, change and improve them, and so a filmmaker >> needs to own their own software tools. >> I like the metaphor of the painter, I've been deciding to use open source software thanks to the teaching of a painting master at the accademy of art; what we pointed with that master sounded very similar to what peter has said :) ciao jilt -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkqWWiYACgkQNom9shKmKsq12gCeL1k03Z3ZZv9XNLKi8IqeapGQ HN8AnAxXAhrnaXF4wnFkJ2reK9tY6ee9 =35gn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
