Re: [LAU] Linux FLOSS video

On Mon, 2012-09-03 at 11:09 +0800, Simon Wise wrote:
> Linux is not only about home-use cheap solutions

Companies are aware that Linux is used a lot by cheap gear, such as
satellite receivers and by expensive gear, such as stand alone audio
workstations. If we want companies to take care that their audio cards,
scanners, printers etc. can be used with Linux too, then we are talking
about cheap home solutions for desktop PCs. Do you think RME doesn't
know that there are professional Linux devices used in professional
studios? They are aware of this, but that's not a reason for them to
ship new audio cards with Linux software. Cards as the one I'm using,
the HDSPe AIO are made for averaged desktop PCs. I don't say that an
averaged desktop PC can't be used for professional work. However, I
wonder what market Patrick is interested in. Nobody needs to convince
me. I thought there's an interest to convince companies.
Note that there's a tendency by the industry to switch from Linux to
Microsoft for expensive industry gear, such as measuring instruments.
However, if people think that arguing with some top notch products used
by a hand full of rich studios and arguing that stuff that isn't
available for Linux, isn't needed, because in the days before we had
computers, we hadn't those tools too, plus informing about vague
statistics, will make companies change their mind, so that they are
willing to write closed source drivers for each kernel or hat they'll
provide information they until now keep secret, why not simply email
this information to the companies ;)? Companies don't support their
hardware for Linux, because they've got all the information.
They don't care about the Linux audio community, companies perhaps will
take a little bit care about Linux companies like Novell/Suse and Red
Hat. If you buy a ready build computer at the discounter, what OS most
of the times does ship with this computer, all over the world? What
office software is used the most etc.?
Companies like Microsoft and Apple try to get world domination, they are
sharks. The basic idea of Linux, FLOSS, is completely different. Sharks
and Penguins are different species, they can't have that easy babies
together, evolution still needs some steps to enable this. If we are
talking about Linux, we're talking about FLOSS and FLOSS is a serious
problem for the sharks.

Regards,
Ralf

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Received on Mon Sep 3 12:15:01 2012