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From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
To: Peter Schultz <peter@jocose.org>, der_julian@web.de
Subject: Re: Need ALSA [was: Re: MIDI on SB Live! ?]
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:44:29 +0100
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On Saturday 22 March 2003 14:52, Peter Schultz wrote:
> der_julian@web.de wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > just out of curiosity: Is someone working in MIDI support for Creative
> > EMU10K1 based sound cards (aka Soundblaster Live!) ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Julian Stecklina
>
> Having a port of ALSA would sure round out 5.2 nicely, and would get you
> MIDI support: http://www.alsa-project.org/

I think you wouldn't really do anyone a favour, including the ALSA folks, i=
f=20
you went and made a port right now. The ALSA project is still not at 1.00=20
status and still quite in-flux.

> This can easily happen if we get behind a developer.  ALSA has been
> sponsored by SuSE for the benefit of Linux, and there's no reason we
> can't pull together our resources to do the same for our OS.  I'm sure
> someone will step forward to do the port if we have the cash for them to
> comfortably sit in front of their computer until the port is complete.

I'd appreciate sponsoring somebody to work on our existing newpcm stuff and=
=20
add the missing bits and pieces much more. Donating hardware (soundcards an=
d=20
MIDI-devices) would probably help very much already.

=2D-=20
Regards,
	Michael Nottebrock
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