On 2/1/06, Ruben Lopez <rl1205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:27:38 -0500, Dana Olson was like: > >On 2/1/06, robin <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > >I actually use Ubuntu, I'm just trying to get it as close to DeMuDi > >as possible. > > Just curious... why wouldn't you just use Demudi instead of Ubuntu (or do you just prefer Ubuntu)? DeMuDi is too far behind the times, for one. I moved to Ubuntu because I was bored of maintaining Debian Sid on my desktop. I like the fact that they have a really good desktop Linux out there, they give out free pressed CDs, and they have predictable release cycles. Plus I like Gnome. Also, DeMuDi is in a bit of trouble with that sponsor pulling out, so it doesn't seem very stable. And Free is trying to get everything into Debian anyhow, which means it will all filter into Ubuntu down the line. Although I didn't have any issue installing DeMuDi, there are some people who use Ubuntu who couldn't get it installed. Ubuntu configures everything for them, so they're happy and can get into Linux easily. I want to support that, and my goals in making ubuntustudio.com are not to undermine any of the other audio distros, but instead to provide help for Ubuntu users. In short, I do just prefer Ubuntu, but Debian and DeMuDi do not feel as cohesive and polished as Ubuntu does. Besides that, when I tried DeMuDi, a lot of apps didn't even launch from the menus, and the mixer for my soundcard seemed a little screwy. By focusing on Ubuntu, I can learn a lot more about how things work, while helping out other Ubuntu users at the same time. It almost makes me feel like I'm contributing to the community in some small way. I have been discussing with Mark and some people from Canonical/Ubuntu about getting Ubuntu to the point where all the manual stuff is minimized, with a -rt kernel as an installable option, and decent music apps added in. Dapper has almost everything missing from Breezy, aside from apps that are not in Debian, and weren't even officially part of DeMuDi (om, mx44, dssi, to name a few). I think there is room for another option for musicians, don't you? Instead of people who currently use Ubuntu and are happy with it moving to a different distro that isn't as easy to use, I'd rather see Ubuntu improve, giving its users more easy options and flexability. Although I switched to Ubuntu a while back, I still run Debian on my server. I just prefer the lack of releases for a server machine, so I don't have to reboot every 6 months for a new kernel. Dana
