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Not quite as true anymore, as Dorico can produce output that is AT LEAST as good.
by TylerE 5y ago
Not quite as true anymore, as Dorico can produce output that is AT LEAST as good.
- bsedlm 5y agogoing way off the rail (but this is a good example for some general thoughs regardings to software in society) this illustrates two different approaches (goals? paths?) about software in society: on the one hand: the lilypond way -- the old-school hobbyist open/free source "communist" approach, the path-being-abandonded. In which there's a learning curve but once learned it opens a world of possibilities. on the other hand: the dorico way -- the commercialist (mercantilist), Microsoft-pionered world of private and commercial software products in which companies work to reduce the learning curve but also end up turning the afore mentioned world of possibilities into a constrained hallway or a boxed easy-to-use shelf of products (an app store) which is also difficult to customize (enter the 'contractors ecosystem' who will do it for you; or app marketplace). The path we're being dragged into (at least I feel like I'm getting dragged, I prefer the other path but this is a collective decision, so my own individual choice is discarded in the face of the overall social choice)
- zozbot234 5y agoTools like Lilypond are not just for hobbyists or non-commercial users; in fact, there's a pretty long history of Lilypond devs getting paid for adding new features to the software, as well as for general support/maintenance work.