Age of Dreams

()"Oh?"

Linus' originally gentle eyes suddenly flickered.

It is absolutely needless to say that the linux system is excellent, but the rule passed down by Linus that "as long as the system is developed based on the linux kernel, the source code must be disclosed for everyone to study and research", it has made many people fall for it. Surprised and regretted, because these technologies could have been sold for money.

The "closed system" that Xiao Qi mentioned today is obviously intended to make money, and to hide the source code, so that outsiders are not allowed to participate in research and development.

Linus did not speak, because although he is a technical geek, he is also an extremely smart person. He knew that Xiao Qi came to the door in person, and it was definitely not rash, and he must have considered everything.

Xiao Qi should have a good reason for being able to take the initiative to find the "pope of free software" and say that he actually wants to build a "closed system".

Even if Linus wanted to object and refute Xiao Qi, he still hoped to speak after hearing what Xiao Qi meant.

"Mr. Torvalds, I would like to ask you, do you know the current status of the American music industry?" Xiao Qi did not talk to him about software, but about music.

"I personally like listening to music, but I'm still not very proficient in macroscopic things." Linus replied without hesitation.

"Can you tell me the titles of the music you like?" Xiao Qi asked noncommittally.

"'Elcalifornia'..." Linus announced a long list of song titles without thinking.

"Lionel Richie, 'thebeegees', The Beatles, Carpenter, Eagles..." Xiao Qi also reported the singers of these songs to him, "If I remember correctly, these Pretty much all people who were active in the 60s to 90s, right?"

"yes."

"Why are there fewer and fewer songs that impress you after the new century has passed?"

"This...maybe it's because I'm getting older and don't pursue fashion any more!" Linus responded with some embarrassment after thinking about it for a while.

"No." Xiao Qi denied, "This is because there are fewer and fewer classic songs now. Although the fast-food songs can be a hit for a while, but you will get bored after listening to them dozens of times and hundreds of times. I will listen to those songs that I never get tired of listening to again, and subconsciously feel that only the previous songs are classics.”

"Why are there fewer good classic songs now? Why can't the superstars including Michael Jackson sing the classics from a few years ago? That's because the excellent talents who wrote lyrics and composed music have already I can no longer settle down and create better classics." Xiao Qi talked eloquently, "The reason is that the speed of dissemination on the Internet has caused the sales of singers' records to plummet. The income of the lyricists and composers who received the royalties has plummeted. The songs they worked hard and painstakingly were stolen by others for nothing. As a result, they can't even guarantee a comfortable life. What desire and motivation do they have? To write a song?"

"No... I see that Avril Lavigne, Beyoncé, Justin, and Backstreet Boys' record sales are pretty good." Linus objected.

"Record sales are good, but haven't you seen it? Those who write songs for them are only the top talents. Those newcomers and middle-level songwriters and composers can't use it for another year or a few years. In a few years, they have created flashy classics. Even the top talents are only writing songs by virtue of habit, so do you think there will still be people who will remember the songs of these people ten years later? Get up? Can it be like the songs of Michael, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles, no matter how time goes by, they are still passed down for a long time?"

After a pause, Xiao Qi said solemnly: "Many classic songs are created by unknown authors who suddenly came up with inspiration. Therefore, a large number of talented creative groups is the only way for the entire record industry to prosper. hope...and now? Now songwriters who want to enter the industry feel that if I do it, I do fashion design...etc., they can earn more than this songwriter, so why should I work so hard? What about writing lyrics and composing music? Therefore, this is the fundamental reason why you are increasingly unable to find good songs!"

Linus fell silent.

Although he felt that Xiao Qi was a little bit unreasonable, but there is no doubt that the weakening of the recording industry and the trend of getting weaker and weaker cannot be denied by anyone.

What Xiao Qi was talking about was only Europe and the United States, and the copyright awareness here is even stronger. If Linus is an Asian, especially someone from the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, he will feel more empathetic.

Because the singers there have almost been killed by the Internet, compared to them, the situation of European and American singers is much better.

Linus didn't think about the record industry on weekdays, but Xiao Qi brought it up, and he followed Xiao Qi's thoughts forward, and was shocked to find that what Xiao Qi said was really the truth, and There were signs of this many years ago.

A prime example is Michael Jackson.

The 1980s and 1990s belonged to Michael Jackson. Each of his records sold more than 20 to 30 million copies. Even after a few years, it is not difficult to sell 50 to 60 million copies.

But after 2000, not only did the speed of Michael Jackson’s record production slow down a lot, but even the sales of records dropped sharply, and there were times when they sold only 10 million records a year—this should be the first time for ordinary people. Champagne party to celebrate good results, but who is Michael Jackson? The unique emperor superstar! A score of 10 million is a complete failure!

Many people say that Michael Jackson is too old to lead the trend anymore.

But if it is according to Xiao Qi, Linus recalled the few new records of Michael Jackson that he bought, those familiar songwriters have gradually disappeared, replaced by famous ones, but after all, there is no such smell.

Perhaps, it was precisely for this reason that Michael deliberately strived for excellence. He would rather slow down the speed of his own record than sing with a bad song!