28 Nov
2004
28 Nov
'04
8:35 a.m.
--- Marek Peteraj <marpet(a)naex.sk> wrote:
On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 23:21, Lee Revell wrote:
100%. Flame away...
I really hope you don't do that. RME has provided
"Pro" grade audio hardware when Linux Audio needed it
in order to become a legitimate alternative to
proprietary solutions. I hope you consider how much
work has gone into Linux Audio and how difficult it is
to develop that type of business relationship.
Whether you are in the right or wrong, is it
inconcievable for you to act for the interests of many
people by selling the unit and getting something else?
I made a mistake on this mailing list that was
regretable because it was bad for Linux Audio. Marek,
you know what I'm talking about. If it helps, use me
as an example of what not to do.
ron
On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 16:22 -0600, Jan Depner
wrote:
> Man, I've been waiting all day for
someone to
say this. Personally,
> open source is not a religion for me so a
closed
source driver would be
> fine and dandy. Let the flames commence -
now
where did I put my
asbestos
underwear?
Eh, it's a slow day, I'm bored. But I mean it
So, the next question is, what would it take to
make a closed source
driver happen? They should start the bidding on
alsa-devel at "one free
FireFace"...
Lee and Jan,
i talk to you as an owner of fireface. :)
I really like the philosophy of not letting any
closed source drivers
into the kernel. In the end i only saw people upset
because their XY
nvidia or ATI driver wasn't working. Besides they'd
need to provide it
themselves, which means a lot more money than just
handing out
documentation or perhaps one free unit.
My point of view - either open source alsa driver,
or i'll just sell
that unit. And now that they have accused me of
causing damage to RME
specifically because of this thread, i can only say,
i'll stay away from
any of their products. Speaking of damage, i'd like
to see a slashdot
story about this so that 30.000 people can judge for
themselves. :) The best bet would be to find a adat/smux card
manufacturer which is
able to release specs and keep the rest as far away
from your pc as
possible. :)
Marek
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