[linux-audio-user] Some various questions about system configuration..

Dana Olson dana at ubuntustudio.com
Thu Feb 2 09:57:48 EST 2006


On 2/2/06, tim hall <tech at glastonburymusic.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 February 2006 16:55, Dana Olson was like:
> > Also, DeMuDi is in a bit of trouble with that sponsor pulling out, so
> > it doesn't seem very stable. And Free is trying to get everything into
> > Debian anyhow, which means it will all filter into Ubuntu down the
> > line.
>
> I'd really appreciate it if people could refrain from making dumb statements
> like the above. I think it is untrue to say the DeMuDi is 'in trouble'.
> Continuing without funding makes life somewhat trickier, but it just puts
> DeMuDi back on to entirely volunteer effort, like most of Linux.

Thanks for calling me dumb. That's very friendly.

"As you  mention in the email to Mark, the former sponsor of DeMuDi
has stopped  helping the project,  whose future is bit uncertain at
the moment."

That is what Free himself said to me on Jan. 28, so where am I wrong here? Shut
your mouth if you don't know what is going on.

> > In short, I do just prefer Ubuntu, but Debian and DeMuDi do not feel
> > as cohesive and polished as Ubuntu does.
>
> My mileage may vary.
>
> > Besides that, when I tried DeMuDi, a lot of apps didn't even launch
> > from the menus, and the mixer for my soundcard seemed a little screwy.
> > By focusing on Ubuntu, I can learn a lot more about how things work,
> > while helping out other Ubuntu users at the same time. It almost makes
> > me feel like I'm contributing to the community in some small way.
>
> Yeah, thanks for all the bug reports [!]. Even vague comments like this could
> have been useful if presented in the right way.

Uh huh.

> In this context I think
> you're being unfair. My experience of Ubuntu is pretty much like your
> experience of DeMuDi. i.e. I tried Hoary Hedgehog and found it annoying, so I
> haven't really bothered persevering with it. It's not worth mentioning is it?

Yeah, thanks for all the bug reports [!]. Even vague comments like
this could have been useful if presented in the right way.

> I'd rather get on with supporting other people who wish to make music using
> Free Software, whatever their preferred set-up.

Uh huh.



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