I have been a faithful customer since windows 3.1.  Honestly, I disagree with Microsoft's monopolistic practices, and would rather not use Windows at all.  Cakewalk products are THE reason why I continue to use Windows.
 
Is there any hope of a port to Linux?  I believe this would be fantastic for Linux and for Sonar.
 
Thanks for your consideration. :) 

That would be fantastic, but in what way are CW's practices monopolistic?

BlixYZ
That would be fantastic, but in what way are CW's practices monopolistic?

He never said they were.

He said Microsoft leveraged monopolistic power which most people agree is anti-competitive behavior. As a regular Linux Ubuntu Studio user, I'd love to see sonar on Linux.

+1 from me on this.  Mac and Windows have both gotten way too intrusive.  An OS should get out of the way and let you work--no matter what you're doing.  Both of these "operating systems" spy on you and constantly nag.  Ubuntu is quickly catching up on the nagging--and don't even get me started on Redhat and its derivatives.  Just give me a lean OS that gets out of the way.
 
There's more to it than just Sonar though, hardware developers would need to release stable drivers for interfaces--at least for me to trust it.  
 
All of those VST plugins we love would also have to be ported over, because, as far as I know there's no native VST(i) support in any flavor.  Some developers have already ported their software to LinuxVST, but that list is fairly small.
 
I really hope this becomes a reality one day--and it probably will, but it's such a huge task I'm not holding my breath for it to happen soon.  Meanwhile I'll continue to fight Windows and its intrusiveness ... at least while it's still possible.

In theory I agree that having a Linux version would be nice.  However, having messed around with Linux quite frequently over the years and tried a few DAWs for Linux (Ardour, LMMS) I think there are the following major hurdles:
1) Linux still has an extremely tiny share of the desktop market, so I don't know how they'd have a business case for investing in a Linux version.
2) Few hardware manufacturers provide drivers for Linux.  That's not to say that the hardware won't work, but it will probably use drivers that are created by the community.
3) Very few VST manufacturers develop Linux versions.  This is not an issue if you can accept using LinuxVST or other open source formats.  But I would not be OK with that since I use programs like Addictive Drums and Komplete.
 
That being said, Ubuntu has released a SNAP package format that would probably work well for this type of thing, since it includes all libraries, etc needed for the specific program. 
 
The biggest issue though is #1. . .
 

Linux...... pfft
 
Sinclair is the way to go if you want a lean OS.

Bapu, you are just jealous.

As far as drivers are concerned, this isn't an issue for class compliant interface of which there are a surprising number.

Regarding plugins, Melda plugins work using wine.

Market share may be small now, but I love it so it is bound to succeed.

I wonder, what do Linux users expect from a DAW port to that OS? Some great DAWs are already ported to Linux, does that make it suitable for any serious audio production?

gswitz
Market share may be small now, but I love it so it is bound to succeed.

Were you an early backer of CompuServe?