> 2. ?Audacity is my editor of choice, but it's not happy > with JACK. it uses portaudio, a cross platform portability layer / audio abstraction layer. [...] > 5. ?Easy integration into distributions isn't mature yet. > ?Mandrake has been improving a lot in this area with each > version. ?In fact I usual choose to upgrade when they > support something new in the sound area. ?It's great to > have things like CCRMA, and previously Thac, but > distributions should really get on board here. Aren't there any Thac packages anymore for Mandrive? If so, when did Thac drop the support for Mandriva? It's important, because I planned to mention the Thac packages in my talk on Thursday. [...] > 8. ?Vendor, e.g. soundcard makers, support of Linux is not > universal. Many vendors are moving to firewire, and Linux > doesn't yet support that via open or closed drivers that > I'm aware of. true, but there's hope: http://freebob.sf.net Best regards ce
