[linux-audio-user] MDK sound-RPMs troubles / Sound in Slackware?

[Daniel James]

> More to that, Mandrake has a kernel that has a lot of patches and extras
> added.

Like all the others? I believe only Slackware ships a Linus kernel, out of the 
better known distros. 

> This means that if you want to add a patch like low latency or
> preempt, you have to grab another kernel RPM

...which is very easy to install. Don't forget that most computer users have 
never compiled anything in their life. The expectation of end-user kernel 
rebuilds should really be a thing of the past.

In the serious audio space, I believe the main competitor to Linux is Apple OS 
X. Only distros with plenty of pre-configuration stand a chance against OS X, 
since most people who work in the sound industry are not C programmers. Out 
of all the user-orientated distros, Mandrake is the only one I know that 
respects and actually believes in free software. 

Cheers

Daniel