I can understand how one could lose interest in Linux on the desktop. It certainly can be rough around the edges for audio, although my system has been working fine for a while now.
For me, if I got to the point of purchasing an OS X machine, why would I wait and spend time waiting for Rosegarden to be ported to Cocoa instead of purchasing some of the incredible software available? Rosegarden would be making a late entry into a mature ecosystem that has some of the best audio software out there. Matt Henley On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Guillaume Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:22 , Kevin Donnelly wrote: > > > First, I want to say thanks for all the work you've done on RG in > > the past. > > > > On Wednesday 09 April 2008 14:58, Guillaume Laurent wrote: > >> As I've said, I've completely lost interest in Linux on the desktop. > >> I've come to realize that it's pretty much hopeless, so I'm now a > >> happy OS X user (since january). > > > > You obviously have good reasons for this decision, and it would be > > presumptuous of me to argue with those. However, I find it ironic, > > because > > Linux on the desktop is actually almost there. > > Chris said the same thing, and I think you're both mistaken. Your > arguments, "almost there", "beginning to work in <whatever domain>", > or "depends on the right distro" (so commonly used it's almost said as > a reflex), are the same I've always heard, and used myself, for almost > as long as I've been part of the Linux community. I'm pretty confident > you'll keep on using them for a long time. > > > > over there, and so on). This DIY approach does not inherently seem > > to me to > > be deleterious, given how fast Linux has caught up on proprietary > > OSs, but I > > agree it can be confusing for new users. > > The DIY approach is the reason why Linux won't ever reach outside of > geek-land. And it's an unfixable problem since it's a direct > consequence of its very nature. As for "catching up fast", that's also > an old argument, and yet Linux still has less than 1% of the desktop > market share. Looking at OS X, I don't see any catch up, quite the > contrary. > > > > > One important thing about a Linux-based audio setup is the cost - it > > allows > > people to use their creativity without having to spend upfront > > first. I > > think that's a very important benefit. > > > As jwz said, "linux is free if your time has no value". > > > -- > Guillaume > http://telegraph-road.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-devel mailing list > [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
