Re: [linux-audio-dev] Broadcast 2000 removed from public access

[Chris Baugher]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, ljp wrote:

> At 16:58 9/10/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> This goes with the current state of the USA and the suit happy atmosphere 
> here, and people not taking responsibility for themselves and their actions 
> anymore.
> Personally I think it might have to do with this
> http://linuxmediaarts.com
> 
> can't get $19,999.99 for free software and some hardware.....
> Maybe the potential for litigation made him want to pull it.
> Anyhow, the source is still out there on distribution disks and currently 
> on their ftp servers.
> Maybe studios and other media types won't use software that they can't 
> point their fingers at when they themselves screw things up and not back up.
> But, I'd hate to spend 36 hours rendering anything that turns out crappy 
> because of defects in the software.
> 
> If they outlaw open source, then only outlaws will have open source, and 
> they can pry my gnu compiler from my cold, dead harddrive.

Right on!

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> ljp
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