Re: Notation Editor with MIDI

[Helge Kruse]

Jan,

I hesitated to answer this, since I have great respect for the authors 
of Lilypond. But I feel I have to respond.

Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> You may want to give some of these programs another try.  For 
> example,
>
>     apt-get install skype
You are right, you find one point on the list, that is ported to Linux.

> works fine [but it is not open source, of course, so you get
> the same crap as on other platforms.]
Maybe it's crap or any other thing. But should I stop to talk with other 
Skype users because it's not open source?

> >  you have ported i.e.
>
> "you" have ported?
I don't say that you, Jan, should port any of theses programs. I 
understand "you" as "you, outside in the world". Sorry if this was 
misleading.

> Let me give you a reality check.  Open Source is not about
> making others run for you without paying them; it is about
> being able to solve your own problems, without depending on
> a proprietary software vendor.
Does this mean that I have to use Open Source exclusively and have no 
possibility to pay for a good software job anymore?

> >   Platform Builder 6.0
>
> This is a joke right?
No.

> I never heard of this thing but google says
>
>     About Platform Builder
>     Microsoft® Platform Builder is an integrated development
>     environment (IDE) for building customized embedded platforms
>     based on the Microsoft Windows® CE .NET operating system (OS).
>
> didn't you read the memo, mobile is going Linux ;-)
What memo? And even if some cellphones are equipped with WinCE, I have 
nothing to do with mobile devices. I use this software and just asked 
how Grammostola would run it with ubuntu or any other Linux.

> > to ubuntu. Please keep in mind: Despite Lilypond is a great software, a 
> > lot of readers
>
> Please speak for yourself...
Yep. The OP asked for MIDI file generating. I write harp scores for my 
friends and me. I use Lilypond, since I get the best score even with 
special requirements. As you can guess I am a software developer and so 
I am accustomed to use this compiler thing to get a graphical output.

> ...you don't know that!
Who knows?


Best regards,
Helge