Hi. Some comments of what I noticed when I read it (caveat: I am only a Linux enthusiast, not an audio one). Remember while reading: everything are just suggestions and my opinion. I mean no offense. You are free to ignore it, if you don't like it.
- IMHO, step 1 and 2 are not really steps, but simply prerequisites. At least step two is simply something to be expected for a reasonably set-up work-station (remember, summary - experts). So I would start with a paragraph saying: "These steps presume that you have a working installation, including... And look here for more info". - And that is the second point: More links. For example, step 2 could link to http://www.urpmi.org. - Put step 4 into step 3: urpmi kernel-multimedia jackit-realtime - Besides "Disclaimer" and "Conventions", put a sections "Target audience" which explains for whom that Howto is intended and for whom not. - In section 3, you may want to mention another advantage of Mandrake (of course, it's not exclusive to Mandrake): That of this effort being possible. In other words, the current state is only possible, because contrib exists and there were people (besides Mandrake employers, who do a great job) who were willing to put time and effort to get the missing packages in. - IMHO, section 4 is out of the scope of the Howto, that is, it is not what I expected to find. What I expected from it: how to get my existing hardware to be used with ML. I am sure there are existing Which-Hardware-To-Choose-For-Audio-On-Linux-HOWTOs :) Maybe put the section to the end, if you want to keep it. Or make more obvious that it is a short instructions and link heavily to deeper resources. I found it irritating to having to skip that huge hardware when I tried to get to the software part. - In section 5, make clear what downloading 3 ISO means, in terms of cost and time (not everyone has a DSL flat rate). I have no link handy, but hopefully there is some page somewhere with detailed info which explains the idea of checking the downloads with md5sum and so on. - In section 6, setting up online software resources, for the uninitiated, it is not obvious that "Mandrake Contributions section" refers to what you meant with "online" before. Also, your mentioning of "95% of apps being there", immediate rose the question of "where do I get the other 5%", which you don't answer. Either make clearer, that those 5% are only apps I need, when I got to experienced user level, or say it in a way, that the question does not arises, or explain how to proceed for that 5%. - In section 7, I like that "(If you have to ask, you don't)" part :-) But a link to some resource about SMP (in a technical dictionary?) would be nice, anyhow. - Use a <UL> in section 9d, to make that list stand out more. - Is it intention that you don't mention PLF in section 9f? HTH, Benjamin, who is not interested at all in an Audio Workstation, but likes the coolness factor of the project ;)
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