Please let me know what you think of Crossfade! :) Have you run into any bugs? Are there any programs missing that you think should be included?
Ron, I think you're missing the point of this project. I am not doing this to make a lot of money. I am doing this to share my love of free software and music, make free software accessible to people who are not familiar with it, and make it easier for people to share music. If I come away with a few hundred dollars in profit or just break even I'd be happy. If this somehow leads to more financial opportunities for me in the future, that would be awesome but I'm not counting on it. Crossfade GNU/Linux came first; the idea to order custom USB drives came afterwards as a way of sharing it. I think I'll do an Indiegogo campaign to fundraise for that. I'd need 50 people to pledge $25 for discounted a discounted USB drive to break even. If I can't raise that much, then backers' money will be refunded, I won't be charged, and no one will lose anything. I don't have hundreds of thousands of dollars. A big part of my intention with getting these USB drives is to give them to DJs at Burning Man this year. I wouldn't rely on a generic USB flash drive in the middle of the desert and I don't want to risk my portable hard drive either. Most USB drives either have a little metal covering that swings around and doesn't cover the sides or they have caps that are really easy to lose. Neither of those are going to keep out dust. It's not very easy to find USB drives that have a cap that isn't super easy to lose. It's even harder to find high-capacity drives like that and nearly impossible to find high-capacity USB 3.0 drives like that. As far as I can tell, I have found the only company online that can make 32 GB USB 3.0 drives with a secure cap and the only way to get them is with a bulk purchase. Also, these drives will be able to easily attach to a key ring so they'd be more difficult to lose and DJs could easily take them everywhere. Why would someone buy one of these drives to run on their own computer? Well, that's not the point. The point is that DJs can use Crossfade GNU/Linux on anyone's computer with software set up however they want to DJ the music that they are familiar with. Not only that, but the USB drive can still be used as a normal USB drive to share music, store work/school documents, or store any arbitrary data. This is not possible with proprietary software, and that makes Crossfade a good way to explain to people what free software is and why it matters. If DJs order one of these custom drives, they'll have a durable, high capacity, high speed drive that can do all of that for $30, which is around the average price for a 32 GB USB 3.0 drive. x86 laptops are ubiquitous. It's hard to get by in contemporary US society without one. ARM tablets and smart phones are changing that, but I don't foresee x86 laptops not being ubiquitous any time soon, especially anywhere there are DJs. If you really want to bring Mixxx into the future, make a touch screen interface for it and port Mixxx to Android. Tablets really have the potential to combine computation and controls on one portable, lightweight device. If you could make Mixxx intuitive to use with a touch screen, I think you'd be able to sell specialized DJ tablets with an integrated high quality sound card and high capacity solid state drive. I'd consider buying one if it was reasonably priced. It's great to hear that you're working on a Raspberry Pi distro for Mixxx! Someone just asked me about that last night when I was explaining Crossfade to him. Is the Raspberry Pi 2 powerful enough to do software mixing or is it only practically usable with an external mixer? It seems to me that no one has a problem with GNU/Linux being used by big companies because of copyleft. I think copyleft is why Linux is thriving, running on more devices (numerically and in terms of different kinds of devices) than any other soft ware, whereas BSD is only an obscure nerd thing. No company, big or small, can steal copylefted software from the public. Everyone benefits from all published improvements. I think it's great that big companies pay people to work on GNU/Linux full-time and we can all benefit from their work. Regarding support, I don't think I'm under any obligation to support the software. Of course, I'll do my best to help people with Crossfade, but it's not like I'm selling dedicated support like RedHat. I'll sell hardware that conveniently comes with software made to work well with it and offer exchanges/refunds if the hardware doesn't work. If the software doesn't work for someone, then they'll still have a nice USB drive. Please don't use misogynistic language on this list. I don't want this to be an unwelcoming space for women. DJing culture already has way too much of that. The Mixxx community has been really welcoming and I'd like to see it stay that way. On 03/17/2015 04:48 AM, Ronald Stewart wrote: > thats not entire true thats pretty boiler plate gnu/linux 101 or 102 > answers. Anyone dabbling in this should "know before they roll" a > version. > > As far as what source gets posted is correct for 2.0 and 3.0 but only > the open parts. This entire debate hinges on the chicken or egg > story. Chicken if you're all linux for free and have a dream. Egg if > you're smart and utilize Linux properly to catapult you to a real > money making business. Examples Apple Google ___________________ > as always Linux whored out by the big boys and no one says shit. But > when the small guys do the same thing some Linux for free aint ever > gunna pay for anything weenies talks 2.0 and 3.0 > Amazon Intel Samsung Ive worked for all of them RED HAT JESUS CHRIST! > all whore linux out and the small > fris don't say anything. The Be project we did that in 2009 a > bootable stick running on any box??? > Thats been done by Indamixx Labs. Not that great no one cared Ive > spent over 350K on Linux alone. > I know Paul Davis put his money his mouth is. > Other than that anyone who spends over 100K on Linux small time guys > feel free to chime in and put your name > right here > Paul Davis (thanks Paul, I thank Paul very day and any way I can help > just like I help helped and try to help Mixxx) > Ronald Stewart > ? > ? > ? > ? > ? > If you're a big company Shuttleworth don't enter your name. Im all > ears and eyes. > > I can tell you for a fact patent pending part of our product in no way > is going to be exposed. Steve Jobs alone has ripped off Linux while > making a fortune for Apple. You cannot even search my patent pending > at USPTO because if you're skilled in the art you can burry like arc > of the covenant inside the Bohemoth Monolith called the US Govt. > > Besides Qtopia was bought by hmmmm Nokia who MS bought I think or some > big guy cuz you can take linux wrap it in QT and BAM its yours.. > theres a free 100K lesson. I applaud the Be guy for trying and doing > its kinda late and nothing new especially why would someone buy a > stick to run on their current machine when machines are OVER right > now.... not sure? Yeah well in 2005 I got laughed out the building > when I debuted a mobile audio tablet yeah HAHA. I live 10 years in > the future. We have a stick and box that is the computer running > Mixxx full wireless and motion control... for $99 GAME OVER. Next Move > on... We have.. you should too!!!! > > X86 whats that mom? "Well son in the early 2000's people bought > computers with X86 processors". > This debate is so stale it kils me to see this year after year. Linux > doesn't move the ball up the field the big boys get rich and them > small drys bitch. Thats whats really going on for 10 years. > > We're running ARM and less no one cares about this old stale debate. > You don't midi controllers unless its the orbit. For 149.00 plus > headphones you have a complete dj solution. Add two bringer uca222 > and you have Rane SL > > for 50.00 more bucks. Who is gunna spend a grand on DJing system when > they can spend 200.00 or less. > This conversation is over. > From Ron in the year 3000 the guy who got samsung to feature Mixxx in > a commercial in 2008 who won Remix most innovative product 2009, Who > build the first pro daw tablet 2005 Who rolled out the first pro tools > tablet. Got MSI to produce and dist. branded Laptops and Netbooks for > no charge 2010. Got Linux audio computers at retail in USA Guitar > Center 2009. 2010 and whose bout to drop Indamixx Raspian Remixed on > fully mind melting optimized PI2 by the time everyone wakes up around > the globe. 2015 > > Hey Be guy I sent you the all the info for your stick thanks for the > thanks... nice... > > What you need to do is invest in AIR cuz here in the future its hard > to get. Kayne knows he just sold his for 60K > http://www.inquisitr.com/1907215/kanye-west-yeezus-tour-air-for-sale-bag-of-air-from-kanye-west-concert-sells-for-staggering-60k-on-ebay-photo/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. 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