[linux-audio-dev] arts development discontinued...

[Joern Nettingsmeier]

hi everyone!



i just read dave's latest musings and stumbled upon stefan westerfeld's 
notice that he is no longer maintaining arts.

many of you have probably already read about it. however, if you want to 
  see a really graceful and stylish way of abandoning a project and 
changing one's mind, here are stefan's remarks:

http://www.arts-project.org/doc/arts-maintenance.html

even though arts will probably become obsolete in the near future, i 
think it should be pointed out that just like the often-bashed open 
sound system it has been a crucial step in bringing linux audio to the 
mainstream, and the community owes much to stefan in that respect (not 
to mention his many contributions to ladspa and other projects).

at a time when there was hardly anything else than esound, stefan 
tackled the job of giving desktop users what they want: multiple source 
playback and an elegant user interface.
even though arts turned out not to be feasible for high-end applications 
(a fact that stefan now acknowledges, contrary to his former "mission" 
;), it has certainly increased the momentum behind linux audio a great 
deal.

kudos, stefan.


best,

jörn