i emailed tascam about my us-428 (when i had one) back in feb 2009, talked to them about http://www.linuxdriverproject.org and about their concerns etc... had a fair few emails go back and forth that seemed encouraging but came to nothing.
tbh i'm not sure that any of the main hardware manufacturers are gonna care about linux unless one of the big proprietary music progs made it an official platforum which is also unlikely to happen.
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:57:16 -0700
> From: bob@mellowood.ca
> To: atte@email.dk
> CC: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org
> Subject: Re: [LAU] EMail To Tascam - HARDCORE COLD HARD FACTS PART 2 - READ THIS TRUTH !!!
>
> The unfortunate thing about contacting Tascam (or any other
> manufacturer) is that in most cases the mail ends up going to standard
> support and they give a standard answer. I'd bet serious money (so
> long as it's less than a dollar) that the folk who actually make
> platform decisions never get the mails.
>
> And, no, I have no idea how anyone can send requests further up the
> food chain. Sad but true.
>
>
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