Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Behringer
From: Jan Depner (eviltwin69_AT_cableone.net)
Date: Wed Dec 01 2004 - 01:51:57 EET
On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 16:32, Dave Robillard wrote:
> Ditto. A closed driver is not fine at all. It's worse than no driver
> at all, since it sets a /very/ dangerous precedent. (If you don't think
> it's a dangerous precedent you just have no foresight and havn't
> actually thought about the implications at all)
>
> If you want to use proprietary drivers, go use Windows or Mac OS or
> Solaris or whatever suits you.... seriously. Both Windows and MacOS are
> extremely superior in terms of support for Audio hardware (and
> software). Go use them. The solitary reason to use Linux you clearly
> don't care about so... why use it? It just doesn't make sense.
>
> I'd rather not have people with this ignorant 'closed drivers = good'
> opinion turning Linux into yet another Windows. If you want a sh***y
> proprietary OS, there's plenty to choose from already. Do the rest of
> us a favour and don't advocate turning Linux into yet another one.
>
Jeez Dave, think you could insult some more people? I won't purchase a
firewire device from RME because it's not supported at all. On the
other hand I will continue to recommend buying NVIDIA video cards at
work for our Linux systems because there is no alternative. I have to
have 3D acceleration and there is no other choice. Would you rather I
stopped supporting Linux (drop a couple of hundred Linux systems) where
I work and just let them all use Windoze? This may be a religion for
you and Marek but it's not for me. Just as I don't appreciate having
some one bang on my door and tell that I should believe what they
believe I don't like it much in print either. Your point of view has
been heard, you don't need to be obnoxious about it.
Jan
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