andy a écrit :

The best compromise to my mind is Mac OSX which has plenty of
commercial programs but can also compile and run almost all linux
programs. This enables open unix programs and commercial programs to
run side by side without any penalty apart from the slightly higher
hardware costs.

Problem isn't Linux or Win or Mac
Problem is = to be interested by all DAW pro products (SAm, PT, Ardour)
because no one can say what could be future of DAW... research always
research.

yeah Mac OSX is probably the best solution.
Linux don't know
but i'm sure Windows won't be future of DAW applications.
for toys ok ... but not for pros applis.

regards
sorry for discussion about linux and audio pro.