Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-13 Thread Dave Robillard
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 11:17, Marek Peteraj wrote: Suppose we have say 6 different applications (DAW, drummachine, sampler, you name it)that perfecly compete with proprietary world. Does *that* take the freedom of choice? Does encouraging of toolkits(we've got two major ones) take your

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-13 Thread Dave Robillard
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 13:08, Marek Peteraj wrote: There are developers were born to design great technologies and make them better. And there are developers or even non-developers which were born to make design UIs which people would love to use. Paul falls into the first category. But i

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-13 Thread Paul Davis
Paul falls into the first category. But i have a strong feeling that he thinks he falls into both categories. He makes better UIs than anything I've ever seen that came from you! Why don't you get involved with ardour and help with whatever problems you see in the UI? Well? Posting useless

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-13 Thread Dave Robillard
On Sun, 2004-06-13 at 11:49, Paul Davis wrote: Paul falls into the first category. But i have a strong feeling that he thinks he falls into both categories. He makes better UIs than anything I've ever seen that came from you! Why don't you get involved with ardour and help with whatever

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Steve Harris
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 10:42:14 +0200, Tim Orford wrote: I did a gig last year, where I used a midi floor controller that ran shell scripts which (un)made connections in a jack graph (and some other stuff). I'd like to know what other OSs let you do that :) ok, tell us what you were

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread torbenh
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:08:57PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 06:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm. I never thought of the idea of having MIDI run vertically. I think it might just confuse matters, but perhaps not. Athough I suppose it does paralell control/audio

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Steve Harris
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 11:05:36 +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: While choice is in fact a reason for me to use Linux, there's the problem that choice is mostly limited to incomplete/patchwork solutions (but in the proprietary software world there are similiar and some other problems). Right,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 11:05:36AM +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: My take on this, I hope I can bring this discussion to a friendlier level: I have no intention to be unfriendly. And most people who know me would say I'm in fact a gentle person... :-) Linux would 'need' an unified gui (look

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Chris Cannam
On Friday 11 Jun 2004 11:39 am, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: There seems to be a belief that computers and software would eleminate the need for education and training, that sitting at a DAW turns you instantly into a sound engineer, and clicking the mouse on soft synth makes you a qualified

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 12:39:46PM +0100, Chris Cannam wrote: On Friday 11 Jun 2004 11:39 am, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: There seems to be a belief that computers and software would eleminate the need for education and training, that sitting at a DAW turns you instantly into a sound

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Tim Orford
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 10:17:24AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: combination of AMS, SSM, jack-rack and tapiir (I think). I wanted to change the routing on the fly. Obviously it /can/ be done in windows (turing complete), but i bet it would have been a hell of a lot harder. this should be a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Jan Depner
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 03:42, Tim Orford wrote: i dont mean to be aggressive, i'm just really intrigued to know how people get any music done. There is never any talk on this list or LAU about real software usage or workflows etc. Most of that talk is on ardour-dev. Ask Ron Parker

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:59:41PM +0200, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: I didn't. What I said was that those who complain because things do no look as they are used to, are in general the same people that just do not master the application domain itself. Those that do will just get on with the

[linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
Paul: paul returns from a week away % f +gtk-in % rmm cur-last % f +gtkmm-in % rmm cur-last % f +new % rmm `pick -from wine-devel` % rmm `pick -from xdg-list` and then i can put all those commands in script and next time just do: % clean-mail that's what i call a mail client.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Tim Goetze
[Paul Davis] the fact that some systems can do live repatching without xruns is either good luck, or a function of them using very lightweight objects that don't directly reference expensive resources. it can be done no matter the weight of the resources involved if the resource handling

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Tim Orford
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 08:37:09AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote: you cannot modify the graph in JACK while the graph is being used to process audio. you do not know how long the graph modification will take if you try to do it (for example) right after you're done with one process cycle. the only

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Steve Harris
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:57:33PM +0200, Tim Orford wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 10:17:24AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: combination of AMS, SSM, jack-rack and tapiir (I think). I wanted to change the routing on the fly. Obviously it /can/ be done in windows (turing complete), but i bet

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 15:09, Thorsten Wilms wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:59:41PM +0200, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: I didn't. What I said was that those who complain because things do no look as they are used to, are in general the same people that just do not master the application

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Paul Davis
moreover, iirc, the design of jackd makes no consideration for 'live' routing changes. At least on my system, changing the graph results in an xrun. last time i plug an analog signal into an analog patchbay, there was a click. you cannot modify the graph in JACK while the graph is being used to

Graph reordering (Was: Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype)

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 08:37:09AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote: you cannot modify the graph in JACK while the graph is being used to process audio. you do not know how long the graph modification will take if you try to do it (for example) right after you're done with one process cycle. the only

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Steve Harris
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:15:24AM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: Also, being one of those bedroom hackers, I just want to point out that I've been a professional programmer for 26 years. I've done mostly scientific graphical editing and data structures programming, but also real-time data

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen
Alfons Adriaensen: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:24:59PM +0200, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: Tim Hockin: I know Linux people love to claim how choice is our strength, but I think it's bunk. Linux needs a single GUI environment that has a lot of deep flexibility Yes! I completely

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: And this is exactly what explains the clutter in ardour UI. Marek, your comments on the logic and consistency of the Ardour GUI were IMHO justifed, and I'm probably not the only one who appreciated your contribution in that case.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Jan Depner
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 08:39, Steve Harris wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:15:24AM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: Also, being one of those bedroom hackers, I just want to point out that I've been a professional programmer for 26 years. I've done mostly scientific graphical editing and data

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: So you call not removing disturbing non-efficient and stupid UI designs which make your life harder and all that -- fallacy and dumbing-down?? No, I never said such a thing. -- FA

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Tim Orford
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:15:24AM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: I am recording/mixing originals alone and with my band(s) using Ardour, effects from LADSPA (SWH and TAP for the most part), mastering with JAMin, final clip with Audacity, and burning CDs with XCDRoast. I don't do MIDI or

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 15:52, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: Alfons Adriaensen: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:24:59PM +0200, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: Tim Hockin: I know Linux people love to claim how choice is our strength, but I think it's bunk. Linux needs a single GUI

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:03, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: And this is exactly what explains the clutter in ardour UI. Marek, your comments on the logic and consistency of the Ardour GUI were IMHO justifed, and I'm probably not the

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:08, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: So you call not removing disturbing non-efficient and stupid UI designs which make your life harder and all that -- fallacy and dumbing-down?? No, I never said such a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Cournapeau David
Steve Harris wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:15:24AM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: The average age of linux audio hackers does seem to be unusually high. No idea why. Maybe you get to a certain age before the insanity kicks in ;) - Steve, beginner with only 17 years programming experience There is at

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Jan Depner
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 09:03, Tim Orford wrote: yeh you guys are lucky, not only do you get to work with real instruments but your software requirements are much more easily satisfied:-) Yeah, it is much easier than dealing with MIDI and synths. I get a headache just thinking about

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 06:25:28PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:03, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: And this is exactly what explains the clutter in ardour UI. Marek, your comments on the logic and

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 06:31:45PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:08, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: So you call not removing disturbing non-efficient and stupid UI designs which make your life harder and

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:33, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 06:25:28PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:03, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: And this is exactly what explains the clutter in

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Martijn Sipkema
[...] Sorry Fons, but define acceptable! Please! I will define as non-acceptable the implication: Paul uses a text based mail client = this explains why his GUI designs are cluttered. It would be acceptable and in this context even funny with a :-), but I didn't see that.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:58, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 06:31:45PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 16:08, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:17:17PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: So you call not removing disturbing non-efficient

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:08:06PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: Are you seriously sure? We're in the marketing hype thread which i've started. ;) It's not all about you, even if you started it :-) Seriously now, I see your point, and mutatis mutandis I will even agree with it. But I am not as

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 18:04, Martijn Sipkema wrote: [...] Sorry Fons, but define acceptable! Please! I will define as non-acceptable the implication: Paul uses a text based mail client = this explains why his GUI designs are cluttered. It would be acceptable and in

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 17:19, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:08:06PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: Are you seriously sure? We're in the marketing hype thread which i've started. ;) It's not all about you, even if you started it :-) Seriously now, I see your point,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-11 Thread Paul Davis
that the only people who work on open source projects are kids in college and weekend warriors? The things that I don't understand (like DSP :) are covered by other bedroom hackers like Paul Davis, Steve Harris, Jack O'Quin, Taybin Rutkin, Jesse Chappell, Andrew Morton, Linus Torvalds...

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 08:41:10 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: If you can't code, and can't help out in more concrete ways (testing and documentation etc.), but still want to help, by all means go out there and promote, organize, help out in other ways, that's great. But don't expect

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Harris
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 09:10:35 -0700, Michael Ost wrote: I'm with a company trying to make money off of linux audio. While I enjoy the technical/academic discursion (though lots get the subject-line only review! %), I'd like to think this list could support those who mix the market with

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Alfons Adriaensen
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 10:11:33PM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: Just as if i said: There something magical about the sound of pipe organs. No wonder they're called the kings of all musical instruments. We have tried to model one such pipe organ as close as possible so that you can enjoy

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread torbenh
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:27:03AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 08:41:10 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: Heck, I write programs I don't even release because I'm too lazy (ie this: http://chat.carleton.ca/~drobilla/patchbay.png).. PR isn't even on the radar screen.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread eviltwin69
On 09 Jun 2004 21:10 , Michael Ost [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming to build the best system possible, period.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Dave Robillard
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:10, Michael Ost wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming to build the best system possible, period. Not

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Dave Robillard
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 02:27, Steve Harris wrote: If John Q. Hacker cared about PR, he wouldn't be that much of a hacker would he? :) Heh. Lazyness, Imapatience and Hubris. Guilty as charged. More like riled up by Marek and spouting his mouth off though. :) Heck, I write programs I

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Michael Ost
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 06:39, Dave Robillard wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:10, Michael Ost wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Dave Robillard
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 06:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:27:03AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 08:41:10 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: Heck, I write programs I don't even release because I'm too lazy (ie this:

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Dave Robillard
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 07:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 09 Jun 2004 21:10 , Michael Ost [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I don't really think anyone else here should either - we

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Dave Robillard
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 10:54, Michael Ost wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 06:39, Dave Robillard wrote: That nice you think I should want proprietary software to get developed for linux. Well, I don't. IMHO that amounts to throwing away the single advantage we have, which sounds pretty stupid

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Tim Orford
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:22:55PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: That was exactly Dave's point. Marek wants some kind of we thing going on. He wants us all to march off in solidarity in the direction he chooses and it just doesn't work that way. You want to make money, I don't care,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen
Marek Peteraj: Personally speaking, as a free software developer I don't care if my programs are deemed as sucessful, they work for me, and handful of other people - this makes me happy :) I'd like to see what other developers of the most popular linux audio projects think. Because if

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Tim Hockin
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:40:33PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: Not that I wasn't being truthful though - I really don't want proprietary software anywhere around here (freedom's pretty much all we have), but that's just one man's opinion, take it or leave it. I'm happy to have the freedom to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Tim Orford
And no, linux audio is definitely not perfectly unusable for me. Quite the contrary; pd, supercollider, snd, ladspa, alsa, jack and the very low-latish kernel make it to be a very usable platform for creative work you can't do in other OS's. i would seriously be interested to know what those

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen
Tim Hockin: I know Linux people love to claim how choice is our strength, but I think it's bunk. Linux needs a single GUI environment that has a lot of deep flexibility Yes! I completely agree with this. (and I don't mean Scheme config files :) Oh... :) --

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Paul Davis
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:40:33PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: Not that I wasn't being truthful though - I really don't want proprietary software anywhere around here (freedom's pretty much all we have), but that's just one man's opinion, take it or leave it. I'm happy to have the freedom to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Tim Hockin
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 02:26:44PM -0400, Paul Davis wrote: I'm happy to have the freedom to know what my OS is *really* doing. I'd buy Cubase for Linux. you don't care as much about the freedom to know what your DAW is *really* doing? if you're a musician or an audio engineer, you will be

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Frank Barknecht
Hallo, Marek Peteraj hat gesagt: // Marek Peteraj wrote: In case anybody here is using evolution to post on lad. Since 1.2 it was the most stable and perfect application i've ever seen. Evolution seems to have one big problem: It seems to make it hard to edit and shorten replies, or what's

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:15:56 +0200, Tim Orford wrote: And no, linux audio is definitely not perfectly unusable for me. Quite the contrary; pd, supercollider, snd, ladspa, alsa, jack and the very low-latish kernel make it to be a very usable platform for creative work you can't do in

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 09:26:54 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: Hallo, Marek Peteraj hat gesagt: // Marek Peteraj wrote: In case anybody here is using evolution to post on lad. Since 1.2 it was the most stable and perfect application i've ever seen. Evolution seems to have one big

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:22:55 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: That said, the existance of the list should be more well-known. There's far too much audio stuff going on that isn't even aware of LAD, which can't be good. Er, actually thats not neccesarily true. Some people prefer to actually

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Frank Barknecht
Hallo, Steve Harris hat gesagt: // Steve Harris wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 09:26:54 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: Better use Mutt, it sucks less. In all seriousness, all the non elm/mutt apps I've used dont let me go though my mail quickly enough. The ability to switch inboxes, delete

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-10 Thread Paul Davis
Hallo, Steve Harris hat gesagt: // Steve Harris wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 09:26:54 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: Better use Mutt, it sucks less. In all seriousness, all the non elm/mutt apps I've used dont let me go though my mail quickly enough. The ability to switch inboxes, delete

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
I couldn't resist. snip a UI that is designed by people who understand how something works and how it is used, rather than by the marketing department. snip marketing, which has been defined as 'the art of disturbing rational decision making'. Let me give you a perfect example. The

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Dave Griffiths
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 21:11, Marek Peteraj wrote: What linux audio offers is technology. No comfort at all. Right now it's all just academic software. This, and the lack of marketing departments is exactly why I am here. I don't want to see linux apps turning into slickly hyped lifestyle

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 21:11, Marek Peteraj wrote: What linux audio offers is technology. No comfort at all. Right now it's all just academic software. This, and the lack of marketing departments is exactly why I am here. I don't want

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the same year. They have more conferences per year, one of them being huge(guadec) with sponsors, larger companies involved, and *most* of *all* they're

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 22:37, Dan Hollis wrote: i think its possible to get your point across without being a dick. sadly, you didn't do it. I always don't, you should already know that, i'm known for that ;) On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:26:07 +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: I don't want to see linux apps turning into slickly hyped lifestyle products like the rest of the music software business. We should push the advantages we have, What advantages? Free as in beer? Free as in beer is good. Not

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 23:18, Steve Harris wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:26:07 +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: I don't want to see linux apps turning into slickly hyped lifestyle products like the rest of the music software business. We should push the advantages we have, What

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 06:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 21:11, Marek Peteraj wrote: What linux audio offers is technology. No comfort at all. Right now it's all just academic software. This, and the lack of marketing departments is exactly why I am here. I don't want

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 17:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: But you guys *are* following proprietary software in general. Ardour is a DAW just like cubase is, while SSM resembles reaktor in its philosophy. LADSPAs are plugins like VSTs are, etc etc etc. There's nothing which is perfectly original.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:07, Jan Depner wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 17:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: But you guys *are* following proprietary software in general. Ardour is a DAW just like cubase is, while SSM resembles reaktor in its philosophy. LADSPAs are plugins like VSTs are, etc etc

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: Personally speaking, as a free software developer I don't care if my programs are deemed as sucessful, they work for me, and handful of other people - this makes me happy :) I'd like to

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 19:27, Marek Peteraj wrote: If you want to organize something go ahead and organize it, but please don't tell me that I have to conform to some consumer driven vision of the great commercial future of Linux Audio. Sorry to criticize still, but you're participating

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:40:00AM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: Good. I /like/ the current (lack of) linux audio community. Its not like we're one homogenous organisation. Were just a bunch of people who hack linux audio systems. Its great :) The only real connection we have is that were

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:24, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: Personally speaking, as a free software developer I don't care if my programs are deemed as sucessful, they work for me,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:34, Jan Depner wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 19:27, Marek Peteraj wrote: If you want to organize something go ahead and organize it, but please don't tell me that I have to conform to some consumer driven vision of the great commercial future of Linux Audio.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 02:27, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:07, Jan Depner wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 17:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: But you guys *are* following proprietary software in general. Ardour is a DAW just like cubase is, while SSM resembles reaktor in its

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:56, Dave Robillard wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 16:11, Marek Peteraj wrote: What you guys blatantly underestimate is that in order to bring your apps to users (= having success, sorry ;) it doesn't suffice if you're a developer. You have to be a good manager, have a

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:08, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: Most probably you will find out (when/if other developers care to speak out) that this view is shared by many, if not all, developers, and not just in the audio world. Great projects in the open source community

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 01:08, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 17:50, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:24, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote:

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 01:19, Jan Depner wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:08, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: Most probably you will find out (when/if other developers care to speak out) that this view is shared by many, if not all, developers, and not just in the audio world.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Fons Adriaensen
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:26:07AM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the same year. They have more conferences per year, one of them being huge(guadec) with

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
Simple logic has it that you just can't do a perfect app if your motivation isn't 'to do it for lots of users'. You guys stated that it's just your hobby and your doing that mostly for yourself and the other devs that did other apps perhaps if somebody wants to give it a go. I'm fine with that.

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Dave Robillard
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the same year. They have more conferences per year, one of them being huge(guadec) with sponsors, larger

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 01:11, Fons Adriaensen wrote: On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:26:07AM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote: I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the same year. They have more

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:24, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: Personally speaking, as a free software developer I don't care if my programs are deemed as sucessful, they

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Marek Peteraj
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 01:40, Dave Robillard wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 18:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the same year. They have more conferences per year,

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Tim Hockin
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 01:11:43AM +0200, Fons Adriaensen wrote: from SuSE 8.2 to 9.0. In the new distro, most of the Gnome apps that I loved before suddenly seemed to be dumbed down to the point I really started to dislike them, and I just removed them form my system. Agree completely. It

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 17:50, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 00:24, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:26, Marek Peteraj wrote: On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 13:17, Dave Griffiths wrote: Personally speaking, as a free software developer I don't care if my

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Dave Robillard
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 20:54, Marek Peteraj wrote: Moreover, i think that opensource has become more than just hacking around with friends over the years. I think that there's a real chance to make this a better world. Which can sound as cliche, but at least it would legalize the software in

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Dave Robillard
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 21:43, Marek Peteraj wrote: Simple logic has it that you just can't do a perfect app if your motivation isn't 'to do it for lots of users'. You guys stated that it's just your hobby and your doing that mostly for yourself and the other devs that did other apps perhaps

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

2004-06-09 Thread Pete Bessman
At Wed, 09 Jun 2004 19:40:44 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote: If you want a plug-in-and-drool computer, you're not running the right OS. /me scratches head if (plugin_and_drool == JUST_WORKS) buy (plugin_and_drool); Point being, just because something is hard to use doesn't mean it is

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype [was: Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?}

2004-06-09 Thread Michael Ost
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming to build the best system possible, period. Not saying look! popular software the people pay money for