Re: [microsound] Linux Audio TWiki site

[derek holzer <derek@xxxxxxx>]

Phil Thomson wrote:
> Yes, I think this list should be open-source audio, rather than Linux 
> audio as such, since Dave Philips has the Linux audio thing pretty much
> sewn up.

I also agree on this point. But then, we should be careful *how* we 
define open-source. I have seen some people go so far as to say that 
Max/MSP is open-source, because you can open up the patches ;-) If this 
is the case, it won't be long before someone says that Flash or MSWord 
are open-source too!

Of course, I am not a "license-cop", but I think a distinction should be 
made between things which have a partly open structure [like Max/MSP], 
but still contain "black boxes" where no one except the original 
programmers can go [precompiled binary objects, for example], and truely 
open codes/structures/works/etc which can be infinitely broken down to 
the most microscopic level, fully customized and rebuilt in totally new 
ways.

In general, the applications built under Linux are a good place to start 
because they are open-source in the truest sense of the word. Quite a 
few of them have been ported to other platforms, so I don't think people 
should feel left out. Also, while Dave Phillip's Linux Audio page is a 
terrific reference, people on this list will be more interested in some 
aspects than others. For example, I would rate spectral manipulation 
tools much higher than graphical music notation editors for most readers 
here. So, I think the added benefit of this page will be to see how 
people who make music which you might actually listen to work with the 
tools ;-)

Perhaps some links on the TWikki to microsound made mostly/only with 
open source tools would be a good thing, and could open up the 
discussion quite a bit beyond "it works for me" vs. "it doesn't work for 
me".

best,
d.




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