[linux-audio-user] audio card

hello list, yet another question about sound cards... i want to buy a card for my new laptop. it doesn't have pcmcia, so i need a firewire or usb card. i want 8 analog outputs, but i'm not interested in many inputs, two is just fine. midi i/o would be very welcome. i found that the general layout of the m-audio firewire 410 is exactly what i'm looking for, but i searched a bit and i found out it's not supported by freebob. can anyone recommend a card with similar specs to the firewire 410 that's compatible with linux? does anyone know if the 410 might be supported in the future? thanks, lj