On 2/21/07, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote: >>Today I have no good hopes for an audio-optimized general Linux desktop. >>Tomorrow I might feel better about it all, but right now I really don't >>see any organized effort to change the current situation. >> >> > >Geesh Dave, I know you are having a bad day, but this coming from the mouths >of a board director of Linuxaudio.org... ;-) > Only one mouth here. ;) Linuxaudio.org is indeed a hopeful light, but it's a small light, probably hard to see from the vantage of GNOME/KDE/whatever desktop development. My apologies, Ico, I didn't intend to critique the community's efforts (or your own work). What dismays me is the lack of any energy from *outside* the LA community directed *towards* the community. And considering some of the heavy weights connected to Linux today, I really have to wonder why this status remains quo. Example: IBM does audio hardware, they also do Linux in a big way, and they have real industry clout. IBM can offer real material assistance to Linux audio devs, but afaik they don't. Why not ? They can deal with SCO's nonsense but can't fund a Linux audio project ? While I'm pleased that IBM does support the general community, I have to wonder just how aware they are of the LA communities. Any lurkers from IBM who want to add to these comments ? Curmudgeonly, dp
What audio hardware does IBM do?
