[LAD] [ANN] QjackCtl 0.3.0 (unstable-qt4) has been released!

[Rui Nuno Capela]

Hi Pieter,

Pieter Palmers wrote:
> 
> Thanks for embracing the ffado project so fast, but...
> 
> Maybe the firewire backend option is not something to release just yet.
> It's option set hasn't converged yet, and most likely they are going to
> change. So in order to avoid version/maintenance issues it might be
> better not to release it yet. Normally this will be resolved in a month
> or two.
> 
> Greets,

Meanwhile, I believe there's no big problem about keeping it as is. I've
just forwarded a plain patch sent (today) from Klaus Zimmermann. Below
you can find his motivations, on qjackctl-devel:

Klaus Zimmermann wrote:
> Hi all, hi Rui,
>
> great work!
> The freebob project (that supported firewire devices for some time
> now) has slightly shifted focus.
> It has a new name, "ffado" (http://www.ffado.org), and also supports
> not only bridgeco bebop devices, but firewire audio in general.
> Hence there is also a new jack backend called "firewire".
>
> The attached patch adds support for this to qjackctl. It should be
> noted, that ffado is still very beta. However, since it can coexist
> with freebob I see no reason not to support.
>
> So enjoy,
> Klaus
>

Cheers.
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