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Linux has come a long way in the last 10 years. At that time, if you were looking through the main audio and music applications on other operating systems, you would have struggled to find comparable, fully developed, apps on Linux. Nowadays, while no one would say the job was done, they could point to an assortment of high-quality applications that are getting real jobs done.
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Having said that, there's still work to do on existing apps and the whole future ahead for those who want to try to get the future started now; which is to say that there is no fundamental law stating that there shall only be sequencers, loopers, and whatever. Whether designing the future or just having a play with sounds, Linux is a nice place to get started for practical as well as possible idealogical reasons. The practical reasons have to do with the variety of APIs available to let you get into Linux audio programming in a way that suits your ambitions and skills. Once you've acquired some skills, you could join an existing development team for an app you like, or head off into the wilderness hacking your own trail.
One side issue here is the business model. This is of interest to anyone hoping that what might start as an enjoyable hobby could have the possibility of being a job as well. First of all, there really aren't that many jobs in this field, and there still aren't that many if you include all the commercial audio software houses. They are there though. Academia is a similarly small area, but another possibility. One thing is for sure, project donations will not pay the rent. Consulting work gained as a result of your project work might do so, though. And if you come up with the next Big Thing, well, that's a different story.
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