[PD] Is open source better?

[Simon Wise]

On 10/02/14 14:45, Pall Thayer wrote:
> This was a faculty grant at a US arts-focused college. I would say that 95%
> of students, 80% of faculty use Apple products. That really doesn't matter
> though. The project is out there. It can be ported to any platform if
> people want. More than anything, it was a proof-of-concept project.
>
> If it bothers you that this was developed as an IOS app then, by all means,
> take it and turn it into an Android app.

No, it doesn't bother me (and if it is BSD licensed or similar then any 
enterprising person with a developer account could reasonably make it available 
for a dollar or so to the rest of the apple user base, and split the revenue 
with Apple, so it isn't really restricted to jail-broken devices).

Apple is a good platform for lots of audio, I've used it a lot in the past. I 
was more interested in the Apple-centric academic world your choice implied, and 
the contrast to the situation here.


Simon