[linux-audio-user] what about creating a wiki website to submit "soundcard experiences"

[David Stephens]

My biggest problem is figuring out the config scripts. Just weeding
through the documentation, some of it is outdated, is a nightmare.
Perhaps for the Newbie who is trying to migrate from the Big
Proprietary Software Manufacture, a conscise step-by-step guide.

My experience is that that other software is just "so easy" point,
click, sell your soul to Redmond };-)> and it works.

I have friends who want to try Linux, but get beyond the initial
install and they give up.

David


On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:06:47 +0100, MarC <marc_contrib at ramonvinyes.es> wrote:
> what about creating a wiki website to submit "soundcard experiences"?
> 
> I think it would be a good idea, http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc is
> a good page to see if your hardware is supported (I suppose evrybody
> uses alsa) but I would like also to know user opinions of each card:
> What I want to say is that one card can be supported by alsa but the
> whole setup is easier for some ones and in some cards there are more
> useful utilities around the driver than in other ones. This should be
> posted somewhere.
> On the other hand we could also post our "most used jackd
> configurations" for each card, concrete issues to install more
> functionalities for the card (for instance, the soundfonts for the
> audigy), we could sum up there the usual messages asking for soundcard
> advice in the LAU, we could show the manufacturers how many people are
> interested on having a linux driver in some cards (just to help them set
> priorities), etc. At least, this could be useful for the current RME
> discussion...
> 
> I don't have the time to mantain a static site (anybody has it, I
> think), but it seems to me that a Wiki could be maintained by little
> contributions of all of us.
> any suggestions about where to put this wiki? maybe at agnula.org?
> linuxdj.com?
> 
> what do you think about all this?
> 
> En/na Marek Peteraj ha escrit:
> 
> >On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 19:36, Georg Rudolph wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Please, let's not be too harsh. I recently bought the pcmcia based
> >>multiface from RME, only because it has linux support, and it works
> >>great, on both kernels. Of course, firewire is cooler, but there is this
> >>way out.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Not for me. :)
> >
> >anyway it seems there a *lot* of linux audio users that bought RME
> >because of alsa support. How about doing a list where everyone can
> >submit his name and type of RME card so that we can see how big and
> >attractive the market currently is?
> >
> >Marek
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


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