Sitala 2.0, Released June 15, 2023.
From its FAQ section:
Q: Why isn’t Linux supported in Sitala 2.0?
This is a hard one for us, since both Sitala developers come from a background in Linux multimedia.
The truth is the Linux version has always been buggier than the versions for macOS, Windows and iOS. We felt like we could kind of get away with that when we weren’t charging for it, but when users pay for software, there’s a reasonable expectation of it, well, working.
Most of the bugs come from the framework we use (JUCE) and in the past we’ve spent a lot of time hunting down Linux bugs in JUCE, and sent them upstream to a big resounding nothing.
On top of that, packaging on Linux is a bugger. We’ve tried to just target the most recent Ubuntu LTS, because we just can’t afford the time to test and debug on a dozen Linuxes (which is about 0.9% of our user base), but of course that doesn’t stop folks from trying and using Sitala on other distros.
As a result of these inconvenient truths, Linux is about 1% of our user base, but about a third of our support mail. Up to now we’ve been resigned in just throwing our hands up in the air when people hit issues that are real, but that we can’t economically test or debug, but that feels smarmy when we’re charging people cash for things. So, at least for this release, we’re going to sideline our Linux support.
Our previous release is still available for download.
It's a pity, it isn't free software but almost had Linux version. But... Is the current situation for software development in Linux so bad?