Re: Lilypond lobbying?

[David Kastrup]

Graham Percival <address@hidden> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 08:33:11AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
>> Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>> > I am very surprised that so many of the LilyPond users are composers!
>> > I was quite sure that Lily is mostly suited for engravers and editors.
>> 
>> Well, what would you call it if you are practicing musician using
>> Lilypond for putting down your own arrangements and work scores?
>
> There's no guarantee that people are doing their own arrangements,
> though.  Somebody engraving an urtext Beethoven piano sonata for
> Mutopia wouldn't be a "composer".

Granted.

>> It's like saying "I am very surprised that so many word processor
>> users are writers rather than editors and publishers".  What else but
>> writing would you be using the program for, even though you may not
>> make a professional living from it?
>
> "I am very surprised that so many typewriter operators (in the 1930s
> or 50s) are writers rather than secretaries" ?  There's a difference
> between using a tool and using a tool creatively.

I should be surprised if most secretaries work by dictation only.

> According to old movie and stuff [1], there used to be a whole
> occupation called wherein people (generally females) would collect
> text verbally and then produce a type-written version.

Typists, sure.  But that's different from being a secretary.  Hospital
doctors still commonly use dictation devices over here.

> [1] this was far earlier than my time, but we probably have some
> people on this list who remember those "good old days".  Remember when
> a "calculator" meant a human being?  :)

Stanisław Lem comes to mind.

-- 
David Kastrup