[linux-audio-user] Interesting Tidbit: The Midas XL8 uses Linux

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 04:50 -0500, Jan Depner wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 01:32 -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 01:08 -0400, Jordan Nash wrote:
> > > According to the May 2006 edition of Pro Audio Review (Page 12, Column
> > > 1, Paragraph 3), the Midas XL8 Digital Console uses Linux: "Like many
> > > other devices these days, the XL8 is built on a Linux platform, which
> > > has proven to be both stable and secure, compared to other common
> > > operating systems."
> > > 
> > 
> > Any idea what audio interface it uses and where the source code can be
> > downloaded?
> > 
> > > I just thought that it was a bit interesting. Anyone want to take bets
> > > on how long it will be before DigiDesign switches over? ;-)
> > > 
> > 
> > That would be great, it would require them to open source their drivers.
> > 
> 
>     Why do you assume this?  There are plenty of closed-source
> applications and drivers running on top of Linux.
> 

Closed source applications are perfectly OK.  A closed source ALSA
driver violates the GPL.

Lee