[LAU] New beta Renoie 2.7

torbenh torbenh at gmx.de
Sat Mar 19 19:51:17 UTC 2011


On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 07:03:17PM +0100, Atte André Jensen wrote:
> On 03/19/2011 01:11 PM, rosea.grammostola wrote:
> 
> >I think he is pointing to a weak point of closed source applications,
> >especially if there is a bug which is fixed by JACK experts more easy
> >and better. Because of being a close source app, it's obvious that there
> >is little JACK devs can do in this case if they don't provide more
> >information about the problem.
> 
> I know it's a totally valid point, but I believe some people (not
> torbenh) loves being able to shake off all responsibility and at
> same time comming out on top as the all-good-opensource-heros with a
> statement like that.

???
my normal reaction to people pointing fingers at jack is fixing their
code. i cant do that in this case.
i am just not convinced, that there is a bug in jacks transport
implementation.

jack-transport has weaknesses, but these are not relevant in this case.

> 
> So this was not saying torbenh is this kinda guy. And it might be
> me, but I feel that every time a closed source app is discussed
> around here, there's always this tone of lack of respect for both
> the app and the guys using them. Which is a great shame, esp
> considering renoise is the most stable piece of software I ever ran
> and IMHO the most rounded musical application available under linux.
> I would love an open source app, but there just aren't many options
> (without sacrificing both features and stability). For me it's
> really like I pay 40 euro and can concentrate on what it's all
> about.
> 
> But again it might just be me, and this was, as I said, not really
> an accuse against torbenh, I guess it was just a "drop made my cup
> overflow"...
> 
> Sorry for the rant :-)
> 
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> Atte
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