Linux NATIVE

I didn't try it but it exists... There's some kind of mandatory readme.txt but it looks too complicated for me... Maybe it's ok for you. Dali

Thanks, I'll try this out! Where on earth did these come from and why are the hosted on someone else's servers? Edit: I see, these are Cockos's servers. Thanks!! I'll try it out!

Well, since the plugins would be DLLs anyway, I think WINE would handle them by default, not sure though.

thats a nice question about the windows plugins..anyways can't wait for news on the linux port. Our community is growing and we are here to stay

Making a Linux port would make Reaper more future proof and it could be easily ported to Android then, too. That could be a really good move. ;)

Apparently jack is making it's debut on android devices through samsung right now. Apparently the ios port had been killed by apple though.

We just need to do something about WINE to get it redy to run OSX software inside Linux. That's the final blow..... bamm!

I know Reaper is the ONLY reason I still use Windows. After Crunchbang Linux and LinuxBBQ "ROCKS!" (their audio production distro), I am eagerly awaiting for Reaper like the "second coming" - it might not happen in my lifetime but I have hope :) Why doesn't someone Kickstart it? That could, imho, be a good way to gauge demand for the port.

Native windows VSTs on Linux

Not to mention that Windows 8 isn't that great, too... I openly recommend [for years now] people who are using computers for Internet and office work [95%?] to just use PCLinux or Ubuntu. The common reaction is "I can use all this for free?" :) Normal people don't need complex operating systems nor programs like MS Office for writing letters and other documents, adjusting the brightness and contrast on some pictures and stuff like that... All they need is a browser, multimedia player, rich text editor and a simple graphics editor. That's it. Linux delivers and much much more, actually. :) But people who need an OS that supports professional apps... that's still the problem. I simply detest Windows knowing that I could use Linux with RT kernel and Jack. It makes me really sad. I'd make a complete transition to Linux in a heartbeat if Reaper appeared for Linux. There would be so much less to worry about, customisable ditros, themes, incredible support... But as things are now I still use XP and Linux both. XP just for music but I'm too lazy to constantly switch to use the internet. :) Yeah, I know we can use VSTs in Linux with a wrapper. At least something. I also tend to think that Linux is the future, not any of the proprietary OSes we use today. An OS should be free and open source. No backdoors... ;) Free Internet and free OS! <-- notice the lack of "free apps". I think some apps are worth buying, like Reaper, if you use it professionally. Or a professional video or photo editor like we have on OSX and Windows, but that 95% don't need these. Cheers!