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What non-FOSS software are you using that you wish you could replace? (beehaw.org)
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For me its honestly a ton of my work software (digital forensics), shit is too niche to be replaced by good FOSS options. Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, etc. Autopsy is great and free and has a linux version but it simply cannot get the same level of data without a pretty nutty level of custom code.

And the biggest side effect of this is FUCKING WINDOWS. God I would replace this nightmare OS in a heartbeat if the aforementioned work software would make linux compatible versions. We have legitimately wasted 10k hours dealing with windows bullshit that would not be a problem in linux. Though im sure linux would take a different 10k for its own problems.

What about you guys? Doesn't have to be work related, thats just the thorn in my side right now.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Ableton Live, Presonus Studio One and about a million VST plugins. Digital audio workstations and software instruments/effects are an area where open-source has made only limited inroads. Ardour was decent last time I used it, but since I got into Ableton Live with Push it's hard to go back to other things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Here it is. Mostly the sunk cost of VST products with miserable DRM. It seems like it can be done, but I have zero interest in mixing that headache into a creative space.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not FOSS or free, but Reaper at least has a native Linux version, and it's a great DAW.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, credit to Reaper. It's excellent and amazingly affordable compared to other DAWs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Very much the nice price

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I haven't found a FOSS Ableton/Bitwig replacement either, but the FOSS audio world has many wonderful synths a effects.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Zrythm is close, but definitely not there yet

https://github.com/zrythm/zrythm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

100% this.