Paul Davis, Ardour and JACK creator/developer, talks at Linux Audio Conference 2017

The Linux Audio Conference 2017 is under way and this year, Ardour and JACK creator/developer, Paul Davis talked about Linux audio and his thoughts on where things currently stand with his presentation "20 years of open source audio: Success, Failure and the In-between".

Paul starts off the presentation by apologising if some people find the talk pessimistic or negative,  however his talk is realistic, pragmatic and thought provoking.

In his presentation he talks about his motivations in starting the JACK and Ardour projects, the challenges that open source audio software has faced, and continues to face, as well as user expectations and this in relation to proprietary DAW's.

Whether you use Ardour or not, if you make music on Linux, it is likely you are using some software written by Paul. His presentation will be of interest to anyone who has an interest in Linux audio.

Paul's presentation starts at 2:22:32 into the video below.