Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME is no more
From: Lee Revell (rlrevell_AT_joe-job.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 2004 - 10:20:00 EET
On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 13:45 -0600, Rick Taylor wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 December 2004 12:31 am, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 12:03 +0100, Esben Stien wrote:
> > > Frank Barknecht <fbar_AT_footils.org> writes:
> > > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting
> > > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the
> > > > eyes of other hardware manufacturers.
> > >
> > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other
> > > people is not a good society, in my opinion.
>
> "Cooperation" like "open source"?
>
RME is a _hardware_ company. They won't release specs or an open source
driver because it would give the competition too much information about
their _hardware_.
> > Christ, what the fuck country do you live in? Don't you understand the
> > concept of people having bills to pay? Or do you just assume the RME
> > guys are independenly wealthy and just design sound cards for fun?
> >
> > Sheesh.
> >
> > Lee
>
> What would happen if you didn't have "bills to pay"?
Why does it matter?
Lee
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