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Re: Appreciation / Financial support
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Tim Roberts |
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Re: Appreciation / Financial support |
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Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:47:22 -0700 |
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Kieren MacMillan wrote:
>> Who is going to learn reading notes, let alone writing them? Of course
>> LilyPond is only for geeks, because it is just geeks who bother with
>> writing music rather than listening to it.
> In other words, composers who use Lilypond are a [very, very small] subset of
> a [very small] subset of all people.
That is a completely accurate assessment. Given that, isn't it a
wonder, when looking at this mailing list, that we can be so vocal and
opinionated?
;)
The reason arguments in academia are so violent is that the stakes are
so low.
--
Tim Roberts, address@hidden
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
Re: Appreciation / Financial support, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, 2012/06/01
Re: Appreciation / Financial support, Han-Wen Nienhuys, 2012/06/05