Chun Lee will be giving a talk relating to making digital music with free software. during dmrn at the Queen Mary, University of London on the 18th of December.

abstract:
The presentation aims to examine the differences between adopting conventional proprietary and free (open source) software in the context of digital music making, thus highlighting both their implications. The talk will focus on two aspects when making the comparison: technical and social. Whilst the former focuses on issues relating to the practical capabilities between them, the latter will point out the cultural differences that they tend to encourage.