yes, but i still wonder if you can install Ubuntu Studio without a network connection. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam javor" <zekthedeadcow@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: Re: opinions on Ubuntu Studio? > > > > >From: "Hector Centeno" > > >That's something that I keep debating about. The "slow upgrade, but stable" > >model of Debian seems to go against the so fast development of Linux audio > >apps. Releases occur often and with good improvements so freezing versions > >"Debian style" makes you have to deal with bugs for long time, unless you > >build your own apps which sometimes is not easy to do (specially when the > >core libraries change too). I guess this model was and is successful for > >other applications like servers. That's what I don't like about Ubuntu > >Studio, you have to wait 6 months to get to use 3 or 5 versions ahead of > >Ardour, for example. Also they don't want to include any other app that is > >not authorized by the official repository and it seems that including > >specialized audio apps is not their first priority (PD-extended or Csound5 > >for example). Fedora works fine from that point of view since updates > >happen > >quite often and Fernando keeps up very good with Planet CCRMA and the new > >versions. > > > >Just my personal opinion. > > > >Cheers! > > > >Hector > > I switchs to Ubuntu Studio a bit ago from aSlackware monstrosity I put > together... and demudi before that... and XP SONAR 2.2XL before that. The > delay with the repositories hasn't bothered me much. > > Personally, I don't need the latest and greatest... I need a computer that > will record audio tomorrow... anything beyond that is a bonus. Sure, if I > ran into a bug I would probably take the effort to upgrade from SVN > however... if it's in the hours just before the session I'm not going to > change anything. :) > > Most home studios I know are centered around stability... or at least a fear > of change. :) I run a website catering to customers of a defunct sound card > manufacturer (Aardvark Audio) and I still got people running Win98 because > they got it working and it does what they want it to... > > With the repositories, I don't have to fear the upgrades. :) > > _________________________________________________________________ > See what you're getting into.before you go there > http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_preview_0507 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
