3 There are already a number of excellent digital audio workstations. To
4 mention just a few: ProTools, Nuendo, Samplitude, Digital Performer, Logic,
5 Cubase (SX), Sonar, along with several less well known systems such as
6 SADIE, SAWStudio and others.<br />
7 Each of these programs has its strengths and weaknesses, although over the
8 last few years most of them have converged on a very similar set of core
9 features. However, each of them suffers from two problems when seen from the
10 perspective of Ardour's development group:
13 <li>they do not run natively on Linux</li>
14 <li>they are not available in source code form, making modifications,
15 improvements, bugfixes by technically inclined users or their friends
16 or consultants impossible.</li>