Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:46:58 +1000 From: David Nugent <davidn@datalinktech.com.au> To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, Yuriy Tsibizov <Yuriy.Tsibizov@gfk.ru> Subject: Re: Call for testing: emu10kx driver for Creative sound cards Message-ID: <447B9602.9060409@datalinktech.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20060529174244.7ed36ead@serene.no-ip.org> References: <D6B2C454E5A77B4D8DA0B863D3D6D49207115B@demon.hhp.local> <20060529174244.7ed36ead@serene.no-ip.org>
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Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > Yes, I wish I understood device driver programming better (i.e., better > than "not at all" :-). I would gladly volunteer to take this over. > I've got a nice Yamaha synth (keyboard) sitting here just gathering > dust since I quit using Windows altogether (used to use it with > Cakewalk). I considered switching over to one of the Linux distros just > to be able to make use of it, but I just can't bring myself to part > with my beloved FreeBSD. :-) > I'm in the same situation, except I do reluctantly use Gentoo Linux at home just so that I can run hydrogen, rosegarden and a few other useful ALSA client apps. I'm hoping one day that the Not-Invented-Here syndrome will go away and other OS's don't have to track unnecessary and unportable APIs. Is it just me or does ALSA actually offer non-trivial advantages over more portable (OSS) sound interfaces? If so, I haven't seen them.
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