On 2 août 2012, at 16:02, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote: > On 02/08/12 14:49, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: >> If you guys can get a Google Grant for your LilyPond non-profit in the >> Netherlands, now would be a fantastic time to run ads on Google getting >> Sibelius users to check out LilyPond. It's sad that it takes an event like >> this to generate interest in open source software, but at the same time, >> it'd be a huge waste of money and time if these people tried to somehow >> revive Sibelius. If somehow this turn of events resulted in a spike in >> LilyPond users, that'd be a great boon to the community. > > To be honest, I think this is a point where Lilypond and MuseScore people > ought to get together and plan a collective response. > > On a practical level, it's likely that many Sibelius users will just not want > to switch to a tool like Lilypond -- the whole point of Sibelius is a > graphical score editor.
It'd be great if someone who knows Sibelius created a "from Sibelius to LilyPond in 10 easy steps" type article where they walked through the creation of a simple score in both programs. I am convinced that the majority of those who use a graphic interface don't actually do it because they have some sort of intrinsic preference but rather because they are not used to other alternatives. It took the lower half of my screen breaking for me to abandon Finale and start using LilyPond, so I know how much one's way of working can change based on the possibilities that are available to them. It may also be worth it to contact Avid. As crazy as this sounds, they may actually appreciate LilyPond stepping in and saying "Hey, we have a great piece of software that we're proud of that will spare you a lot of headaches in terms of support and complaining." I'll look into it... Cheers, MS _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
