Creative Commons, Linux (Open Source) and Some Opportunities for Musicians


There are two major tools for music in Ubuntu:
1. Rhythm Box
2. Banshee 

Both of these tools have services and websites that are devoted to creative commons. 


Under Rhythm Box, there is http://www.jamendo.com (promotion of music,publishing of music with payment, distribution under the CC license under the modern Some Rights Reserved, Peer-To-Peer Networks, access to bit-torrent and emule for downloads, ability for users to share, review and discuss content or music as well as a democratic rating system for albums)
http://www.magnatune.com (free listing, hand picking, simple interface, no forced registration, access to many genres, no copy protection, low pressure to name a few)



Under Banshee, there is last.fm which allows you to register and then receive access to your music using your favourite streaming service.

The Creative Commons landscape is a lot closer to the model that is used in the design and creation of Ubuntu in particular and Linux platforms in general (Open Source).

I have made some effort to try to interest NGOs in this type of software as a cheaper option. In addition to this i have identified software that is closer to what many users are more familiar with in the Windows Environment.
Those that are still struggling to make the change can run  dual boot options which i have tested and also run or set up other options in which Ubuntu, Open Suse or Fedora run with complete windows installations (emulation) within these operating systems.

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