Re: [linux-audio-user] Wine Dilemna {Was "Windows Audio Apps with latest Wine"}

On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 03:59, Mark Knecht wrote:

> >From my point of view I completely separate, 100%, operating systems
> from applications. However I know others do not, and that's their
> right. For me operating systems are platforms that handle hardware and
> give my apps a places to live and breath. Apps are my tools, and for
> my work I want to best tools I can find. I know enough about you to
> know you're much the same.
.....
> There are many (well, I
> don't know that for a fact) people that seem to want to make their
> platform and application choices from a political position. The old
> Soviet Union and Microsoft are 'Evil Empires'.

yeah, that pretty much sums it up - i found a pretty hardcore article
which spells out not only very compelling reasons to switch to linux
from a user perspective, but from a social and political one as well ...

this is for the conspiracy nuts amongst us (me included):

http://www.machinehasnoagenda.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-339.html

for me, it was stuff like microsoft messenger, media player etc that got
me looking into linux - those "programs" are like viruses ... i don't
know how many times windows media player (and various audio cd's)
installed DRM software without my permission.

then, when i switched to linux, i was disappointed to discover that
audio work was going to be something of a *chore* ... especially when
i'd accidently wiped about four years worth of recorded music in the
process of switching (man, do i backup like a madman now!). but then i
was pleased to discover that, with a little/lot of study and hard work,
you could actually do almost ANYTHING with linux. it's FUN to get stuff
working on this thing. i fear now that i can only get my cheapies from
making stuff work, not actually working it :)

anyway, that's my perspective on windows progs on linux ...

shayne

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