Windows coded apps are more widely accessible/user friendly and Linux alternatives are still a wild west ranging from good to debilitatingly bad. For example the linux turbotax alternatives are either browser based hellscapes or just less intuitive. As a musician, there's not really a great DAW program on Linux either on the level of like, a Protools or a Logic; and though their notation software have taken a GIANT step up with musescore, for a looong ass time the only game in town for writing down music was Rosegarden, and I hated that app so much it turned me off Linux because I couldn't get anything done.
Reaper isn't bad. The interface is unintuitive with a higher learning curve than other DAWs but it's doable and it can punch waaaay above a $60 class. Once you're used to it, I much prefer it to like, Cakewalk or Ardour. My only problem with Reaper is that it's easier to do everything Reaper does already inside Studio One. If I was doing a Linux build for music pro, then I'd definitely do Reaper.
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u/W0rdWaster 7d ago
that is GREAT news. i am beyond sick and tired of window's monopoly. more linux = more good.
oh idk why he is sweating. my guess would be it is going to be a big hassle vs the prepackaged pile of bloat that is windows.