-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Henri,
Henri Beauchamp wrote: > Did you try it at all ??? I doubt so... > > It's as simple as downloading a package from OSS website and > installing it, just like you do with your distro packaging > mechanism (RPM and DEB and TAR are provided)... > And if your packaging mechanism is not supported, you got an > auto-extractible package (just run it and it will do the rest). Right. Except that you are barking up the wrong tree here. I think I do posses the skills to install this, but if I have to go through this rigamarole every time I update my system to a newer release, well, thanks. Lot of things simply expect Alsa/Pulse to be in place these days. Perhaps you have more time than I do, but I prefer to have things working with my distro, not me having to bend over backwards to get a program like SL working properly by replacing a whole sound subsystem. > >> Distros will not ship it, because it is not free (libre) >> software. > > Sorry, but OSS v4 *is* Open Source... > http://developer.opensound.com/sources/ And what is this (on the download page): > Open Sound System is now free for personal and non-commercial use and > comes with a license key that will allow you to run OSS. The license > key is valid for up to 6 months at a time after which you will need > to download and install OSS again. There are no time limitations or > restricted functionality during the licensing period. A permanant > license key that will entitle you to free support and upgrades can be > ordered here That the sources are available doesn't mean that this is a free (libre) software. > My bet is that given how more performant and easy is OSS (not to > mention the OSS API has been around since day one of audio support > in Linux and all software support it), it will replace the buggy, > extremely flacky and unfriendly ALSA in the future. > With OSS, you can get rid of *all* the stupid sound daemons and > not have to worry if this or that software will support them. Right, with the license like the one above, I am looking forward to see that happen. The licensing is at the very least unclear, because the pre-packaged binaries carry a distinctly non-free license, but the source is supposedly multi-licensed (including GPL?). However, according to their FAQ, there are some closed source components. Ain't gonna happen, Henri. Regards, Jan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mandriva - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJu/+ln11XseNj94gRAv+nAJ9pxVw35PnCT5HA7i3XPGI1wQEgcwCeKvbE sKHtKMgPww2qMHYpJ4DuOyQ= =n3UV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
