Re: New Sibelius to LilyPond conversion suite

[Kirill]

Michael Good wrote:

> Obviously one can do much better than Dolet 1 with Sibelius 6, but I don't 
> think this extends to Dolet 5.


Hi Michael,

Granted, your Dolet 5 is perhaps much more advanced than the earlier 
versions. I'm sure you are doing a wonderful job there, and a very 
useful one too.
I haven't tried Dolet 5 yet, though, as it costs $199.

However, I am such a militant believer in Free Software, that even if I 
*did* start working on MusicXML->LilyPond converter, I would be 
ethically compelled to first produce a free and open source exporter 
from Sibelius to MusicXML, essentially duplicating the functionality of
Dolet and intruding on your territory. I do not want to do that.


Best,

Kirill Sidorov