One for the team

So, i haven't kept up with the "/week" plan, but i'm within the month, so i'm doing well. I've been sick again. No matter.

To the stuff that counts. Well, at least for the *nix brethren(Linux, Mac, OpenBSD and the like. NOT MICROSOFT)

Most of you that i know who are into multimedia production are using the "school's" software to run their editing software. Well, for those of you who are more inclined to open-source, or those who are looking for a simply great multitrack editor, there is Ardour. Ardour is a fantastic program. It is, however, by no means "polished." It is fairly new, being in it's second revision. They haven't even devised the naming scheme yet.

So, why should you use Ardour instead of the more main-stream programs?
This, to me, is an easy answer; although you may not quite have a full grasp on the glory of open source just quite yet, so let me throw some words at you.
When you use an open source program, you become part of the development team. You say, " i don't know how to program, how is this so?"
As you start to use the program, becoming familiar with all it's intricacies, you start to develop a judgement of how that program functions. Just as a master carpenter or mason knows the utility of his tools, you will understand what your "tool" has or is without. So, with this developed understanding and judgement, you decide how to better perfect your tool. This is where the beauty of open source steps in. You spend about 3-128 minutes writing a wall post on Ardour's forum (or any open source program's forum). Then, in the next edition, your input will have assisted in it's design. Trust me, the programmers know that it is the users who have developed that program. Open Source programs take away that impersonal corporate level that ruins the perfection of programs.

I have more to say on that, but i'll leave it there.

To close this post, i have a special request. An acquaintance of mine's lung collapsed. He had surgery today to try to fix this because all other treatments have failed. If you know me, you know that i don't like to express concern like this; however, this person is not well liked. He doesn't have a bunch of people who care about him. Most people think he's a jerk. I think he's a jerk. However, i also am concerned for him on a certain 'above normal' level. I'm not asking you to care for him (or the vain 'pray for him'), but i am understanding my feelings for people. So, maybe consider someone around you.