Suppose Gateway shipped a computer to you, but they forgot to send you the power cable to the PC. Is it somehow right to shoplift a power cable from the local CompUSA? That seems like what you want to do to 4Front.
If UNIX drivers came with every sound card, then 4Front would have to find another line of business. In the meantime, 4Front is providing a third-party service that they shouldn't have to do in the first place. They make money off it, then give away their work when low demand doesn't justify the price.
OSS is a fair deal, and there's nothing right about stealing it. Why punish 4Front for the stupidity of some sound card makers?
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Suppose Gateway shipped a computer to you, but they forgot to send you the power cable to the PC. Is it somehow right to shoplift a power cable from the local CompUSA? That seems like what you want to do to 4Front.
If UNIX drivers came with every sound card, then 4Front would have to find another line of business. In the meantime, 4Front is providing a third-party service that they shouldn't have to do in the first place. They make money off it, then give away their work when low demand doesn't justify the price.
OSS is a fair deal, and there's nothing right about stealing it. Why punish 4Front for the stupidity of some sound card makers?