tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, of course developers are free to go in whatever direction they please. > However, as a user, I find the ALSA/JACK/LADSPA model so strong and useful > that I am loathe to learn any applications that don't operate in this > environment. The very reason I quit using macs. I've always thought that one of the real values of linux is that it offers alternative{s}. {Gnome, Afterstep, ID5, KDE, Gnustep, flux/black/openbox, MWM, VWM, CDE, Javadesktop, NovellDesktop, enlightenment, XFCE, CTWM, SCWM, Sawfish, The wonder that was "tkgoodstuff", rox, Athene, XPde, antiright, tkdesk, tkworld, Pico, Fresco, Metisse, JD4X, perlbox, Oroborus, befree, Waimea, http://www.tarantella.com/ibm/ , etc, etc, etc...}