[linux-audio-user] So confused, need some good documents aboutsound in linux!

Patrick Shirkey pshirkey at boosthardware.com
Wed Dec 4 20:12:00 EST 2002


Dave Phillips wrote:

> Btw, it might interest some of you to note that the book had an initial
> pressing of 5000 copies (IIRC). A few months ago my publicist at No
> Starch notified me that the first edition was almost sold out. So the
> book took almost two years to sell out its first run: those figures
> might give some notion of what sort of base numbers we're looking at
> when we start discussing the possible extent of the Linux audio
> community. 

How many of those were bought by libraries and/or other public lending 
places? ;) (I'm sure you have no idea)

We should also compare that to the amount of web hits that sites like 
sound and midi for linux, ALSA, LAD, djcj get.

For example djcj receives around 60000 hits per month. This figure has 
risen every month since May and shows no sign of flattening out. A large 
portion of those are direct from ALSA website.


-- 
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! 
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything 
I've ever done.

Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman




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