[linux-audio-dev] GPL Audio Hardware

[Paul Davis]

On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 22:58 -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 21:33 -0500, Richard Smith wrote:
> > The following post came across the the Open graphics list from one of
> > the founders of the project looking for other things to do with the
> > technology they have developed.
> 
> Heh... I suggested this on LKML before even the open graphics project
> started and no one bit.  This is good news!  I strongly suggest they
> implement a device with a programmable firmware...
> 
> Obviously the first step is to look at what RME, M-Audio, Echo, and
> other companies are doing and ask themselves how they can improve on it.

the next step is to get a grip on reality. the capabilities they are
describing do not cost "tens of thousands of dollars". they cost on the
order of US$300-1500. i don't doubt that there are improvements that
could be made to existing h/w and f/w, but its not orders of magnitude
measured in either cost or functionality.

--p