On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 03:12:27PM -0500, Lee Revell wrote: > On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 14:52 -0500, Thomas Vecchione wrote: > > > Sure, I just don't see why a new Ubuntu flavor is required, rather than > > > actually finding and fixing the issues with the main branch. It's not > > > like we live in a closed source world where it's Microsoft or Apple's > > > way or the highway... > > > > One of Ubuntu's bragging rights is its ease of setup and install, even > > easier than Windows in most cases I have used it. Requiring tweaks in > > order to use the audio as compared to a standard distro is part of what > > can take away from that. > > > > I dont really think it is the same thing as say, a completly different > > distro. It is just precustomized versions of the distro for specific > > purposes, meaning I dont have to put in these tweaks every time. > > > > I just think it's much easier for developers and users to fix the > mainline distro so these tweaks are no longer needed than to create a > new project. I don't read this as some kind of "let's forget about mainline and do our own thing". Rather I read it as others have: let's put together media and audio software that all works together and leave out the stuff we don't need. I see your point, Lee, but there is nothing to stop the developers of a slim-downed, more specific distro contributing back to mainline. Jack
