On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 12:05 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 11:15:48PM -0500, a Zombie wrote: > *too much*
I know... > Somewhen around the Milennium, when I had no internet access and > didn't know shit about Linux and co, I bought Cubase VST. > Was a great tool, except when it crashed and took Windows with > it. I hate to spend money on crashing software. > I would have had to buy an update to make it run on a newer > than 98 Windows. Win 98 doesn't like PCI Express. This lockin/ > update stuff is one very big reason for me to stay away from > propietary software. > Another one is copy-protection and how it gets in the way of > hounest customers only, as the crackers laugh. This is actually about what happened to me when I first made the switch. Things have definitely gotten more stable in Windows land, and OSX is relatively solid, but Linux is still teh weener here. And, obviously, vendor lock-in and zealous copy-protection aren't an issue. > I like the idea of being able to revisit projects after several > years. Open Source makes this far more likely to work. > I hate the idea to put hours and hours of work into closed > file formats. It's like putting my work into black boxes that > are someone else's property. How nice of them to grant me acces > to my own work! With DRM and stuff this can only become worse. This is a very important point, and I think it underscores the fact that costs and benefits are variegated things. > Finaly, I make music for the fun of it, not for being the best. > In this age of diversity and plentifulness, creativity is much > about being just that bit different, I think (being all > different means burning bridges). I wouldn't say I necessarily aim to be the best musician, since that seems to be something which can't really be objectively determined. But I do like the cutting edge, and the fact that I can't make the kind of music I want to make with the tools at my disposal is maddening. -- Pete Bessman http://gazuga.net "So this baby seal walks into a club."
