chris clepper wrote:
What I find amazing is that you can't actually tell people about how poorly all this commercial software performs. Once you show them the alternative then they realize, but usually resort back to the stuff they (over)paid for. I also really enjoy reading press reviews that laud the latest and greatest software that has the same features Pd/GEM had years ago. I guess someone should hire a PD PR person.
I think the other thing is that the ones using commercial software usually aren't too interested in performance, control, or modifiability; anyone who is quickly gravitates to OSS. I spend hours and hours troubleshooting, compiling, installing, etc and I get software that will do whatever I want efficiently, smoothly, and for free. But sometimes I wish it "just worked", and that's when I could justify paying $500 for a sub par piece of software that, rather than doing what I want, will force me to want to do what it's capable of.
But programs like Final Cut Pro with its "Realtime Video" coming out these days pisses me off; capitalizing on ideas and even code that's been around for years for free. I don't mind FUD, but I do mind them claiming they invented the wheel--at the least there should be credit where credit is due.
But oops. Sorry for the rant. The only excuse I have is long rehearsals, tech week, and too much wine ;)
-Ian