Re: [LAD] [LAU] Kim did the switch to Linux

Just realised this needed to go to both lists... bah.

    Seablade

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Thomas Vecchione <seablaede@email-addr-hiddenwrote:

> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:19 AM, James Stone <jamesmstone@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
>> The Mac fanboi backlash is by turns amusing and irritating but
>> always unsurprising.
>>
>
> I wonder if I fall into this category nowadays?
>
> I guess its a bit funny if I do;)
>
> > Linux audio is a total mess... a normal human being can't work with pro
>> > audio on Linux, unless he/she spent hours and hours to learn the little
>> > tricks or he has an expert available who helps him...
>>
>> What is the purpose of telling this mailing list this?
>>
>
> Preaching to the choir in most cases I suspect;)
>
>
> then get off this list and leave us to our playthings. or better yet,
> spend time critiquing the current state of the "out of the box"
> experience with the people who **actually provide** the out of the
> box experience.
>
> Well technically this list did, not to long ago, scare away someone that
> was impactful in those sorts of decisions;)
>
>
> Control what? The source code of an application? Or the kernel? I have very
>> limited skills in programming languages - I'm just an old school music
>> artist and multimedia designer. On OS X I have full control over my personal
>> creative workflow. But Linux was controlling me in a way that I have to take
>> care of lot admin tasks and bugs. Yes the bugs and workarounds on Linux
>> controlling me and I'm to stupid to fix them all plus write my dream apps.
>> I'm one of the guys, going into a music store and buy a guitar and not one
>> of the guy who'd like to build a own. My handcraft is music, not wood.
>>
>
> Control your workflow. I am on OS X now for most of my work, however I
> can't set up the same workflow I could on Linux, and what I can do is not
> nearly as easy or quick on OS X. I could control my desktop and
> applications much smoother and faster with some simple customizations on
> Linux than I ever could on OS X. I could tweak the visual aspects much more
> easily to that I was happier looking at my screen(Yes I do have a soft spot
> for eyecandy, and OS X doesn't come close to filling it).
>
> Seablade
>

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