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nikkigraceofficial / boundaries-mixtape

The debut, 5-track, open-source mixtape by 29-year-old female Toronto rapper/producer Nicole 'Nikki' Grace.
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Port to Open Source DAW #2

Open 412andrewmortimer opened 5 years ago

412andrewmortimer commented 5 years ago

Not sure how you'll take this... In my opinion; Logic is probably the furthest thing from Open Source there is. These files being a Logic project makes them technically Closed Source, because they adhere to the standards of the Logic Application. So, it's required to purchase Logic (a closed source app) to use this: a bit contradictory. I love the idea of this, because I love the idea of FOSS and I love making music. Overall, this is my understanding and opinion. And in no way want to slight your work, vision or intent.

nikkigraceofficial commented 5 years ago

I'm totally into the idea of creating an Audacity project - for now, I've stuck to handing out the MIDI and uncompressed track-by-track audio for those who can't use the Logic files. Do you think an Audacity project would work well for people?

sam-heller commented 5 years ago

I'm a total dilettante here so apologies if this is onna dem "dumb questions", but don't the STEMs provide the usability?

412andrewmortimer commented 5 years ago

I'd say it all comes back to your intent. If it were me, I'd think "What is the most Open way someone could use this repo on a computer that had zero software installed." Even if it isn't an awesome DAW like using Audacity. But you provide an all-in-one-complete solution, that is free. More advanced users will see RANDOM_DAW_THAT_WAS_FREE, and can take personal liberties in how they want to use the files. And then present that in the README.md.

This way you are including people that cannot afford Logic, let alone a computer that can run it. And that is truly, one of the main points FOSS tries to combat. Inclusivity.

As for the bits about the STEMs -- you could consider that free and open, but you are also assuming a lot of the user. The STEM is a standard, but you aren't giving the user ever thing they need really. You're just kind of sending them off with STEMS.

Again, this is me all looking through what I think FOSS means. It comes down to the artists ideas. Is this project about handing of some samples that can be used freely or is it about putting a complete, functioning, raw arrangement into the hands of potentially some one that could not do that on their own.