In reply to Marc Sabatella.

Marc, as a teacher I will recommend "Product E" for my pupils again and again. There have to be - and there may be (perhaps even: should be) differences between top-notch paid-for programs and open source freeware. I am coding myself and I really admire your work. I love the fact that you are reading this blog, because I think - even though there is of course competition in this field - there is a common goal: to simplify and beautify the necessity as well as the art of music notation in the various fields of musical life. I believe, that Daniel's thoughts and considerations upon the Steinberg team's work can and will influence music notation programming for the better.