23 Jun
2006
23 Jun
'06
7:50 a.m.
On Friday 16 June 2006 10:59, Carlo Capocasa was like:
Well, I do constantly praise the many advantages of
the linux
platform... I noticed however that there is still significant lock-out
due to the command line. Ubuntu is IMHO a very large step towards a
larger user base, now all we need to do there is make audio
configuration command-line-free and I'd say we're set for mass migration.
Oh yeah and Dave Robillard's MIDI for Ardour project is music. Pure music.
Fair enough, I understand that most migrators find the Command Line scary,
however please bear in mind that the Command Line Interface is part of the
beauty of a Linux system for experienced users, it is not something that
should be brushed under the carpet, it should be celebrated and its use
encouraged. That said, CLI free configuration is a sensible move so long as
it doesn't break the text-based approach, which considering the modular
nature of a Linux system is fairly unlikely in most cases.
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cheers,
tim hall
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