What sort of sound system are you using? OSS, Alsa?
On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 16:31:36 -0600 "Jarrod Major" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Shane et al, > > I felt the need to start something like this. What a coincidence my > Toughbook is proving difficult in the sound department too. Yes, being able > to write my own drivers would be too cool. I am pretty technically savvy > with computers both in front and under the hood but this aspect is beyond my > reach... presently. > > On the note of drivers, my personal belief is to get the kind of hardware > that is best supported. Better even if the vendor is Linux-friendly. In the > case of my laptop I have no choice unfortunately. My desktop is another > matter, everything but my Quickcam is well supported under Linux. But I > digress. > > Yes, submitting/contributing/collaborating on an OSS project would be a > dream. Hell I use the stuff so I would love to give back to the community. > As such I am not so concerned about developing Windows apps specifically, it > would be nice if what I do develop were cross-platform but I won't shed any > tears if it isn't. For the immediate future I think if I can get anything of > my own to run in Linux I will be very happy. It's all part of the process > IMO. > > Thanks for the link and do get back to me about the BBQ. > > Aaron appears to have echoed my sentiment. I can work through a book. So let > the book recommendations start. As I write this I realize that working > through a book may mean I am not up on the latest developments in whichever > language I may be working on. I am quite happy to do research on the web > also for concurrent resources. I am quite adaptable that way as are most of > you I suspect. > > Jarrod > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) informal discussion on programming > > > > Jarrod et al, > > I'm glad you brought this up because I feel very much as you do in this. > Having > > only done introductory courses in C and worked (with the help of this > group) on > > PHP, a person doesn't really feel all that qualified to get involved. > > Aaron's idea of submitting code to an open-source project would be a > dream > > come true! > > > > I have struggled for the last year to make my sound card work. I even > went so > > far as to try to purchase a driver from OSS but even they were at a loss. > > > > Wouldn't be cool to write your own driver?! > > > > I have to check into Saturday with the wife but, perhaps I could drop off > some > > books regardless. I found a link that is the C Language Guide which will > give > > you an idea about libraries, functions, statements etc. for "C" There some > > things that are quite clear and others which time some time to wrap head > > around... > > > > http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/book/c_guide/index.html > > > > I wonder if people have ideas about projects which would suit newbies (not > > nessisarily for production) but to hone skills? > > > > Shane > > > > > > > Hey Shane, Kevin, John, Jacob, and anyone else lurking, > > > > > > Thanks for getting involved in this discussion. > > > > > > I am leaning towards C myself. It appears to be the root of all that I > wish > > > to learn and as such stands to reason that it would be the best place to > > > start. > > > > > > > > > I see myself doing this for the love of it. Yes, you may now pass > judgement > > > on me as a sick individual. I really would like to contribute back to > > > Linux. > > > Aaron is a good role model in this way. He has fixed a bunch of stuff > and > > > is > > > active with the KDE Group. I can only aspire to such greatness... > > > > > > Any more thoughts? BTW, thanks Shane for the kind offer, I will have to > > > pick > > > your brain. Why don't you come to the BBQ and we can talk about it face > to > > > face? > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Jarrod > > > > > > > > > > >
