On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Pixel Fairy wrote:
> i REALLY like not having commercial software in my kernel!
>
> nice idea they have though, but as a commercial product, would break the
> freedom we have.
this is why the alsa project is worth supporting. <http://alsa.jcu.cz/>
better design than the current linux sound drivers, and it's all free.
the dirty little secret about our favorite os is that sound support is no
good. barely passable (for game playing etc.) but for music, well there's
good stuff like csound etc., the overall experience is pathetic, IMHO. and the
sound code is tied in with commercial, non-free software.
i don't think it will be like this forever, though. give it two years.
