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by bilbobugginz
Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:57 pm
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Topic: giving linux a shot
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OK guys, I understand you all.
I hope we live to see linux grow into the pro audio area.
I do know what's the difference between looks like and feels like.
Cheers.
by bilbobugginz
Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:44 pm
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The point is to have DSP processing, the DSP summing engine, FX processing on DSPs, etc.
So before you can even think of a tiny little poo-poo-multi-media-audio 'driver', you gotta load the card...
That's what all the IP rant is about :P :D
And you bet that in such well documented terrain as a ...
by bilbobugginz
Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:28 pm
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Topic: giving linux a shot
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Tom, I am not against closed source!!!
no no no no!!!

closed or open, is a matter of manufacturer's preference.
I am reading the posts you've mentioned. give me some time to read.

OK.
I've read it.

I insist on chicken-egg effect.

I insist linux codebase is not crap. It's not perfect.
But it ...
by bilbobugginz
Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:25 pm
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Topic: giving linux a shot
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it never came to life because Creamware got into difficulties 4 years ago, plus Linux didn't make the expectations true.
About the difference between mac and Linux system: just read this thread and you'll know that Linux isn't ready for the average music maker.
Mac works 'out of the box', believe ...
by bilbobugginz
Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:09 pm
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Topic: giving linux a shot
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Regarding the protection of intellectual property your assumptions are just wrong. A (proper) description of a driver interface is perfectly enough to break into whatever.


Hi, Tom!
I didn't get the point.
The driver can be written in binary only form.
A special application (closed source) can ...
by bilbobugginz
Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:42 am
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Topic: giving linux a shot
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hi guys. I see you do try linux.

When you try next time, please don't be tempted to use the default ALSA sound architecture, give a try to the OSS. Many professional devices are better off supported by the LATEST OSS drivers (it's another type of drivers). So, even if you use multimedia optimized ...