[linux-audio-user] WINE and ASIO

[Ken]

Paul Davis wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 08:11 -0700, Ken wrote:
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>> One thing that bothers me though, is why are Linux peeps playing with M$ 
>> apps instead of funneling that energy towards replacements in native Linux?
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> maybe because trying out some cool windows apps with the new WINE/ASIO
> support takes a few hours whereas writing replacements or improved
> inspirations from such apps takes a few years and requires a skillset
> that doesn't necessarily overlap with testing and analysis?
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OK, thats true.  But for me the temptation becomes overwhelming, with 
Ableton Live and cool plugins etc.  Before I know it, I'm repartitioning 
my drive, then spending all my time in Win.....arggghh

I *need* to learn software writing.  Is it really years of effort to 
code something worthwhile???

K