[linux-audio-user] Gentoo users?

[Patrick Shirkey]

Daniel James wrote:
>>Just wondering if you know the project leader, head developer... of
>>Ardour has specifically requested that only daily updated cvs builds be
>>made until an official release.
> 
> 
> I don't think that's quite what Paul said. I think he said that *he* wasn't 
> making tarballs or RPM's available, not that other people shouldn't 

You have confused my words. What is different? He has said he is ok with 
supporting Tarballs that are updated daily. He has also made it very 
clear that he is not happy with ditros packaging the product at this 
point in time.

> 
> Ultimately as Ardour is free software, I suppose if third parties want to 
> support non-CVS versions of the program, that would be up to those third 
> parties to do it - and not whine to Paul if it's broken...
> 

That wouldn't be a problem if Paul hadn't already asked numerous high 
profile distributors not to make them available yet. Surely it's not a 
wise idea to go against the wishes of the lead developers of a project 
when you know that the application will be a very high profile download 
for a certain sector of your user base.

Getting a packaged system built is not necessarily the easiest way to do 
things so forcing the issue now when there are so many changes still 
being made is very dangerous territory.



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