On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 08:33:12 -0700 (PDT) Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 22 Aug 2015, david wrote: > > >>> 1. How much is jack-rack used? Especially how much is it used by Ubuntu > >>> users. > >>> 2. Is there a replacement for jack-rack? > > > > I plan to use it someday ... > > > > I just checked Debian Sid and it's still there. > > > > Why did Debian drop it? Isn't the most common reason a lack of a maintainer? > > That is the reason, yes. Often the project is considered complete by the > author and so no updates are done. The problem with this is the graphic > libraries are not complete and do keep changing and at some point > applications will no longer run on the newer libs. We lost GCDMaster the > same way. There has been really IMO, no good replacement for it either. > > So the trouble is, "it works, whats to update?", tends to fail > eventually. > > -- > Len Ovens > www.ovenwerks.net Indeed so. I've come across this a few times over different platforms :( To paraphrase: "An app is for life, not just for Christmas". -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
