Items tagged with Audacity
Audacity sparked quite the firestorm over the weekend after the scope of changes to its privacy policy were revealed to the broader public. The changes came after Audacity was acquired by Muse Group earlier this year. Some of the key sticking points that alarmed users of the audio editing program were that while customer data is hosted primarily in the European Economic Area (EEA), it could "occasionally" be shared with Audacity's main office in Russia (and the United States). In addition, Muse Group explained that customer data could be shared with "any competent law enforcement body, regulatory, government agency, court, or other third-party." Audacity currently has amassed over 100 million...
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For the past two decades, Audacity has built and maintained a following as a capable and free audio editing program. Being a no-cost solution is a big draw, and so are a coupe of other attributes—it's an open source program, and available on multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux). Some users are starting to sour on it, however, accusing the new owner of turning it into a spyware vehicle of sorts. Audacity changed hands in April when it was acquired by Muse Group for an undisclosed sum. At the time, Martin Keary, head of design at MuseScore, an open source notation program owned by Muse Group as well, offered up some encouraging comments about the deal. Keary is the one who is now...
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We thought it might be nice to have a quick rundown of some of the best apps that are free, open source, and cross-platform. Experienced users may find fault with us for leaving out their favorite app, but hopefully they will agree that the ones we’ve picked here are deserving of recognition. We especially hope this is useful to those that are unaware of the existence of these applications due to the long shadows cast by the proprietary icons of their respective categories. If you feel we did miss an important app though, please let us know in the comments and share your favorites with everyone. Since all of these applications are open source, they have been ported to a variety of platforms....
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As the resident open source zealot, I thought it might be nice to have a quick rundown of some of the best apps that are free, open source, and cross-platform available to our readers. Experienced users may find fault with me for leaving out their favorite app, but hopefully they will agree that the ones I’ve picked here are deserving of recognition. I especially hope this is useful to those that are unaware of the existence of these applications due to the long shadows cast by the proprietary icons of their respective categories. If you feel I did miss an important app, please let us know in the comments and share your favorites with everyone. Since all of these applications...
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