“This entry is a little off my regular beat, but its substance
is of great importance to all users of Linux audio software. To get
straight to the point, it’s about money and two projects in real
need of significant financial support, the Ardour hard disk
recorder/digital audio workstation and the Hydrogen rhythm
programmer/drum machine. Both projects are well along in their
development cycles, both have achieved great status not only in the
Linux audio software world but on OSX as well, and both need
financing for their planned evolution. Ardour and Hydrogen are two
of Linux’s finest programs for musicians, rivalling their
commercial counterparts and providing libre alternatives to the
intense vendor lock-in typical of the Win/Mac sound and music
software worlds. These are truly important projects that deserve
your support and financial backing…”